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The Alchemist ⠃⠗⠋ 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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