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Die Stufe ⠃⠗⠋ 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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