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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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