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Hiero ⠃⠗⠋ 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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