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Nautical Charts ⠃⠗⠋ 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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