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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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