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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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