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Visual Signaling ⠃⠗⠋ 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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