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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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