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Scarabs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠎⠊⠛⠝⠑⠞⠀⠗⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠉⠁⠗⠁⠃⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠥⠞⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠚⠕⠎⠑⠏⠓⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠑⠗⠀
⠎⠕⠧⠑⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠼⠙⠚⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀
⠠⠑⠭⠕⠙⠥⠎⠂⠼⠙⠁⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠎⠓⠕⠓⠁⠍⠀⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠑⠞⠂
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⠠⠃⠑⠞⠵⠁⠇⠑⠑⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠏⠓⠕⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀
⠠⠏⠗⠊⠑⠎⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠎⠞⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀
⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠓⠁⠗⠙⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠞⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎
⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠑⠃⠗⠑⠺⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠗⠕⠺⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠏⠓⠕⠙⠂⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠆⠀⠕⠙⠑⠍⠂⠀⠏⠊⠞⠑⠙⠁⠂⠀⠃⠁⠗⠑⠅⠑⠞⠓⠆⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠗⠕⠺⠂
⠀⠝⠕⠏⠓⠑⠎⠓⠂⠀⠎⠁⠏⠓⠊⠗⠂⠀⠽⠁⠓⠇⠕⠍⠑⠆⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠙⠀⠗⠕⠺⠂⠀
⠇⠑⠎⠓⠍⠑⠂⠀⠎⠓⠑⠧⠕⠂⠀⠁⠄⠓⠁⠇⠁⠍⠁⠆⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞
⠀⠗⠕⠺⠂⠀⠞⠁⠗⠎⠓⠊⠎⠓⠂⠀⠎⠓⠕⠅⠁⠍⠂⠀⠽⠕⠎⠓⠏⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠉⠓⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠛⠥⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀⠎⠑⠁⠇⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁
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⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀⠁⠗⠞⠂⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠍⠑⠎⠕⠏⠕⠞⠁⠍⠊⠁⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑
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