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The Subterranean World ⠃⠗⠋ 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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