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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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⠠⠉⠻⠧⠁⠝⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠱⠕⠀⠇⠁⠉⠅⠎⠂⠀⠵⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠙⠊⠉⠅⠢⠎⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠹⠬⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
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⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠝⠑⠇⠀⠀
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⠎⠁⠛⠁⠉⠊⠳⠎⠇⠽⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠝⠑⠇⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀
⠉⠳⠇⠙⠲⠀⠠⠎⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠠⠗⠁⠃⠑⠇⠁⠊⠎⠀⠁⠏⠏⠁⠇⠎⠀⠍⠑⠀⠾⠀⠦⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠧⠁⠛⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠦⠀⠞⠕⠗⠗⠢⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠕⠃⠎⠉⠢⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠡⠜⠍⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠀⠓⠥⠍⠳⠗⠫⠀⠯⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠩⠊⠏⠀⠷⠀⠠⠉⠻⠧⠁⠝⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠯⠀⠓⠢⠉⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠑⠀⠞⠀⠠⠏⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠗⠥⠑⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠋⠔⠻⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠲⠀⠠⠭
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⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠧⠀⠛⠗⠕⠞⠑⠎⠟⠥⠻⠊⠑⠀⠷⠀⠀⠠⠗⠁⠃⠑⠇⠁⠊⠎⠀⠩⠪⠎
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⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠂⠀⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠬⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠁⠇⠂⠀⠍⠁⠞⠻⠊⠁⠇⠂⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠠⠙⠕⠝⠀⠠⠟⠥⠊⠭⠕⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠍⠔⠙⠀⠽⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠋⠔⠙⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠻⠀⠙⠑⠋⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠁⠀⠋⠔⠻⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀⠠⠊⠀⠹⠔⠅⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠗⠁⠃⠑⠇⠁⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠂⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀⠀⠗⠑⠍⠕⠞⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠏⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠗⠥⠑⠇⠆⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠀⠘⠹⠀⠇⠊⠌⠎⠂
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