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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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