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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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