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Phaethon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠑⠧⠢⠀⠸⠮⠀⠞⠁⠌⠑⠎⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑
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⠊⠝⠌⠔⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠇⠽⠆⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠮⠀⠧⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠍⠢⠀⠱⠕⠀⠶⠀⠔⠀⠸⠮⠀
⠉⠇⠊⠟⠥⠑⠀⠶⠤⠠⠊⠀⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠙⠢⠽⠀⠐⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠍⠀⠶⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠍⠢⠀
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⠃⠑⠢⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠗⠑⠁⠙⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠃⠗⠫⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠛⠁⠇⠇⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠉⠇⠑⠜⠤⠓⠑⠁⠙⠫⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠇⠊⠃⠻⠁⠇⠤⠀⠍⠔⠙⠫⠂⠀⠕⠗⠂⠀⠔⠀
⠩⠕⠗⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠽⠹⠬⠀⠃⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠇⠅⠽⠂⠀⠎⠍⠕⠕⠹⠤⠞⠕⠝⠛⠥⠫⠀
⠓⠥⠝⠞⠤⠀⠮⠤⠎⠇⠊⠏⠏⠻⠎⠀⠝⠔⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠞⠢⠀⠷⠀⠮⠍⠀⠶⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊
⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠎⠅⠬⠀⠍⠽⠀⠐⠍⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠱⠑⠮⠗⠀
⠮⠗⠑⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠍⠀⠺⠕⠍⠢⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠍⠢⠀⠔
⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠢⠤⠯⠀⠓⠻⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠬⠀⠍⠑⠀⠎⠁⠙⠇⠽⠀⠯⠀⠎⠻⠊⠳⠎⠇⠽⠂⠀⠞
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⠩⠑⠀⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠍⠑⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠀⠯⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠐⠎⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙
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⠓⠁⠏⠏⠢⠫⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠞⠀⠑⠧⠢⠞⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠢⠫⠂⠀⠍⠽⠀⠙⠑⠜⠀
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⠏⠥⠞⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠿⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠬⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠡⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠵⠀⠁⠝⠽⠹⠬
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⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠊⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠴⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠂⠀⠸⠓⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀

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