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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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