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The Vital Message ⠃⠗⠋ 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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