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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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