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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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