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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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