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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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