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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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