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The Masculine Cross ⠃⠗⠋ 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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