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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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⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠃⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠮⠀⠃⠊⠞⠀⠷⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠐⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠀⠙⠕⠇⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠇⠁⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠇⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠞⠗⠑⠍⠢⠙⠳⠎⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠁⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠻⠀⠀⠃⠇⠁⠎⠏⠓⠑⠍⠳⠎⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀
⠙⠊⠧⠔⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠉⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠯⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠹⠔⠅⠬⠀⠷⠀⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠬⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀
⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫⠀⠦⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠛⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠋⠀⠁⠀⠅⠊⠎⠎⠀⠩⠑⠀⠴⠀
⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠗⠑⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠌⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷
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⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠂⠀⠩⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠀⠛⠕⠬
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠛⠗⠑⠞⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠺
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