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

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