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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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