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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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