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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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