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The Cathedral ⠃⠗⠋ 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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