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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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