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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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