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Sharps and Flats ⠃⠗⠋ 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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