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Leviathan ⠃⠗⠋ 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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