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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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