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On the Sublime ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠁⠛⠁⠔⠂⠀⠯⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠁⠞⠬⠀⠮⠍⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠿⠍⠂⠀⠦⠃⠽⠀
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