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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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