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Visionaries ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠛⠕⠕⠙⠤⠇⠕⠕⠅⠬⠂⠀⠧⠀⠃⠇⠕⠝⠙⠂⠀⠾⠀⠃⠊⠛⠂⠀⠊⠝⠝⠕⠉⠢⠞⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑
⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠍⠕⠇⠑⠌⠫⠀
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⠍⠥⠎⠉⠇⠑⠂⠤⠤⠃⠑⠓⠔⠙⠀⠦⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠦⠀⠺⠁⠇⠅⠀⠴⠀⠍⠊⠍⠊⠉⠅⠫⠂⠀
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⠠⠁⠍⠃⠗⠕⠊⠎⠑⠀⠌⠕⠕⠙⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠗⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠛⠁⠝⠞⠇⠑⠞⠀
⠑⠟⠥⠁⠃⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠇⠊⠧⠫⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠑⠝⠳⠛⠓⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀
⠠⠛⠻⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠀⠸⠮⠀⠊⠍⠏⠁⠎⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠻⠀⠯⠂⠀
⠉⠳⠏⠇⠫⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀⠿⠀⠦⠀
⠋⠑⠇⠇⠪⠤⠍⠕⠝⠅⠑⠽⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠅⠝⠑⠺⠀⠞⠀⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎
⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠁⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠘⠮⠀

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