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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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