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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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