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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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