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Zen Culture ⠃⠗⠋ 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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