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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ 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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