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Flames ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠍⠑⠙⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠞⠓⠑⠊⠎⠍⠂⠀⠀⠠⠙⠗⠲⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠧⠊⠇⠇⠊⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠞⠕⠕⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠁⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠝⠁⠎⠞⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠗⠽⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠥⠝⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠥⠇⠎⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠇⠑⠎⠓⠂⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠺⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠙⠁⠽⠀⠁⠀⠺⠕⠗⠝⠤⠕⠥⠞⠀⠙⠽⠎⠏⠑⠏⠞⠊⠉⠂⠀⠋⠁⠍⠕⠥⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠁⠉⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠊⠝⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠎⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠇⠞⠊⠝⠛⠤⠗⠕⠕⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠙⠗⠽⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑⠀⠇⠊⠏⠎⠂⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠗⠙⠊⠙⠀⠀⠎⠽⠍⠏⠞⠕⠍⠎⠂
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠉⠊⠞⠁⠇⠀⠛⠗⠑⠺⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠎⠕⠗⠙⠊⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠑⠙⠀⠎⠥⠙⠙⠑⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠎⠞⠗⠊⠅⠑⠀
⠓⠊⠍⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠽⠀⠙⠊⠎⠛⠥⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠓⠂⠀
⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠕⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠎⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠍⠊⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍
⠀⠠⠓⠁⠗⠇⠑⠽⠀⠠⠎⠞⠗⠑⠑⠞⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠁⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠑⠀⠍⠑⠂
⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠞⠊⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠓⠑⠗⠕⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠑⠲
⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠠⠊⠀⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠎⠕⠕⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞
⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠆⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠲⠀⠠⠽⠕⠥⠀
⠙⠕⠉⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠺⠑⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠇⠊⠋⠞⠎⠀⠥⠎⠀

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