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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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⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠽⠬⠀⠛⠗⠳⠏⠎⠀⠷⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠋⠳⠗⠂⠀⠋⠊⠧⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠊⠭⠀
⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠢⠙⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠑⠧⠢⠞⠎⠀⠔⠀⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠆⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠍⠽⠹⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠔⠀⠗⠥⠙⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠁⠛⠇⠊⠕⠎⠀⠯⠀
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⠠⠎⠊⠇⠢⠥⠎⠀⠯⠀⠠⠃⠁⠉⠡⠥⠎⠂⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠽⠬⠀⠘⠮⠀⠓⠻⠕⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀
⠿⠍⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠬⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠗⠁⠊⠎⠑⠀⠃⠇⠥⠩⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀
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