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Scarabs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠑⠗⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠉⠁⠏⠏⠑⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠏⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠇⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠁⠇⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠕⠽⠁⠇⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠕⠧⠁⠇⠤⠉⠁⠗⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓⠑⠲⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠑⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠉⠁⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠂⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠁⠍⠏⠓⠕⠗⠁⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠑⠋⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠚⠁⠗⠀⠝⠑⠉⠅⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠋⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠀⠠⠏⠑⠞⠗⠊⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠁⠗⠅⠎⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠋⠥⠇⠀
⠁⠞⠞⠁⠉⠅⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠕⠽⠁⠇⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠏⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠏⠇⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠃⠕⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠚⠁⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀
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⠺⠊⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠇⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠝⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀
⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠝⠀⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓
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⠎⠓⠕⠺⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠉⠅⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
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⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠆⠀⠝⠕⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠊⠍⠊⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠉⠑⠇⠇⠁⠗⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠎⠥⠎⠏⠊⠉⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅
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