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The reason why ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠓⠯⠇⠑⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀⠚⠑⠞⠀⠷⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠂⠀⠼⠓⠑⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠽⠗⠬⠑⠂⠀⠱⠽⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠕⠥⠞⠂⠀⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠮⠀
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⠠⠠⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠇⠭⠭⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠽⠗⠬⠑⠂⠀⠱⠽⠀⠺⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻
⠀⠇⠑⠁⠅⠀⠕⠥⠞⠂⠀⠃⠀⠝⠀⠗⠥⠝⠂⠀⠼⠓⠑⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠽⠗⠬⠑⠂⠀⠱⠽

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