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The Telephone ⠃⠗⠋ 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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