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Hiero ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠉⠇⠁⠝⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠎⠀⠎⠕⠇⠑⠍⠝⠊⠎⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠛⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠃⠽⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠏⠁⠽⠀⠓⠕⠝⠕⠥⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠎⠂
⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀
⠓⠕⠇⠊⠙⠁⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠍⠥⠎⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠶⠠⠗⠲⠀⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠁⠍⠎⠶⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠥⠉⠲⠀⠊⠊⠲⠀⠼⠉⠓⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠛⠕⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠑⠁⠗⠽⠀
⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠎⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠭⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠕⠊⠇⠆
⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠛⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀
⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠀⠶⠠⠚⠕⠺⠑⠞⠞⠶⠲⠀⠠⠏⠇⠥⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠧⠲⠂⠀⠅⠁⠊⠀⠛⠁⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠞⠓⠥⠞⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠞⠁
⠀⠅⠁⠊⠀⠇⠁⠍⠏⠗⠕⠝⠀⠑⠝⠀⠞⠁⠊⠎⠀⠏⠑⠗⠊⠀⠞⠕⠥⠎⠀⠭⠑⠝⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠙⠁⠏⠁⠝⠁⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠲⠲⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠇⠕⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠏⠇⠑⠝⠙⠊⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠏⠇⠑⠝⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠝⠥⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠉⠇⠕⠥⠛⠓⠂⠀⠊⠲⠀⠼⠃⠉⠋⠶⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠙⠙⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠕⠏⠓⠗⠲⠀⠠⠉⠓⠁⠗⠲⠀⠭⠧⠲⠀⠼⠃⠂⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠓⠁⠍⠑⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠒⠀⠑⠊⠞⠁⠀⠞⠓⠥⠎⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠕⠊⠎
⠀⠁⠥⠞⠕⠎⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠙⠑⠊⠏⠝⠑⠊⠝⠀⠏⠁⠗⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠞⠑⠗⠕⠂⠀⠞⠁⠀
⠙⠑⠀⠅⠗⠑⠁⠀⠁⠏⠕⠞⠊⠞⠓⠑⠝⠁⠊⠀⠁⠇⠎⠊⠀⠏⠁⠎⠁⠎⠂⠀⠅⠲⠞⠲⠇⠲⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠇⠞⠑⠙

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