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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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