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The Aural System ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠊⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠐⠺⠀⠷⠀⠿⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠊⠌⠎⠀⠯⠀
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⠀⠉⠀⠮⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠊⠝⠁⠙⠑⠟⠥⠁⠞⠑⠦⠀⠀⠠⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
⠏⠥⠞⠀⠥⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠌⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠿⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠗⠊⠧⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠋⠥⠇⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠮⠽⠂⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠥⠑⠂⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠠⠎⠺⠊⠎⠎⠀
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⠗⠑⠉⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠌⠁⠞⠫⠂⠀⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠀⠎⠥⠏⠻⠊⠕⠗⠀⠁⠏⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠂⠀
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⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠝⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠿⠞⠽⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠀⠀⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠯⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀
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⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠦⠀⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠾⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀
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⠉⠕⠍⠍⠢⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠿⠑⠊⠛⠝⠀⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠀⠾
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⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠞⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀
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⠕⠮⠗⠀⠓⠯⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠕⠀⠀⠓⠀⠇⠑⠜⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀
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