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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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⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠻⠀⠑⠌⠊⠍⠁⠞⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠕⠑⠍⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠀⠔⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠝⠎⠥⠬⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠷⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠠⠛⠻⠍⠤⠤⠊⠎⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠑⠭⠑⠍⠏⠇⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠀⠏⠗⠷⠳⠝⠙⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠥⠎
⠀⠷⠀⠠⠗⠕⠃⠻⠞⠀⠠⠃⠗⠪⠝⠬⠀⠱⠊⠡⠂⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠢⠉⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠙⠁⠝⠞⠑⠀
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