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The Germ ⠃⠗⠋ 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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