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The Inferno ⠃⠗⠋ 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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