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Omphalos ⠃⠗⠋ 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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