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The Glaciers of the Alps ⠃⠗⠋ 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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