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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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