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Avatâras ⠃⠗⠋ 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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