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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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