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The Swastika, the Earliest Known Symbol, and Its Migration ⠃⠗⠋ 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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