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Where Art Begins ⠃⠗⠋ 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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