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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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