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Search-Light Letters ⠃⠗⠋ 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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