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Engraved Gems ⠃⠗⠋ 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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