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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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