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Scarabs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠶⠍⠁⠞⠻⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠁⠎⠶⠴⠆⠀⠭⠀⠴⠂⠀⠔⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠻
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠥⠏⠀⠓⠻⠀⠌⠕⠗⠑⠤⠗⠕⠕⠍⠂⠀⠯⠀⠔⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠩⠑⠀⠴⠀
⠙⠊⠧⠕⠗⠉⠫⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠞⠁⠅⠢⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠋⠀⠓⠻⠲⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞
⠀⠙⠁⠽⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠮⠀⠗⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠿⠹⠉⠕⠍⠬⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠺⠫⠙⠬⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠅⠑⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠡⠁⠝⠉⠑⠇⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀⠊⠝⠌⠑⠁⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠀⠼⠁⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠻⠀⠷⠀
⠎⠑⠁⠇⠬⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠎⠀⠴⠀⠧⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠎⠬⠇⠑
⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠎⠀⠁⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠢⠀⠏⠑⠛⠀⠾⠀⠏⠗⠕⠚⠑⠉⠞⠬⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠴⠀
⠋⠊⠭⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠚⠁⠍⠃⠀⠯⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠶⠎⠑⠑⠀⠋⠊⠛⠲
⠀⠼⠁⠁⠶⠲⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠴⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠫⠀⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠑⠛⠎⠀
⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠝⠑⠜⠀⠞⠕⠀⠐⠕⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠂⠀⠎⠀⠞⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠌⠗⠬⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠞⠊⠫⠀⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠌⠗⠬
⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠋⠁⠌⠢⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠅⠝⠕⠞⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠅⠝⠕⠞⠀⠴⠀⠮⠝⠀⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠾⠀⠉⠇⠁⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠉⠇⠁⠽⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠎⠑⠁⠇⠂⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠍⠁⠅⠬⠀⠭⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠕⠏⠢⠀⠮⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠕⠽⠬⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠕⠧⠬⠀⠮⠀⠏⠑⠛⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠕⠇⠙⠬⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠎⠀⠶⠀⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠫⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠁⠀⠎⠇⠊⠙⠬⠀⠃⠕⠇⠞⠂⠀⠃⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠃⠕⠇⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠝⠕⠀⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠌⠀⠁⠀⠹⠊⠑⠋⠂⠀⠎⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠶⠀
⠎⠑⠁⠇⠫⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠩⠁⠏⠫⠀⠵⠀⠔⠀⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠃⠂⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀
⠛⠗⠕⠕⠧⠑⠀⠗⠥⠝⠝⠬⠀⠁⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠮⠀⠉⠢⠞⠗⠑⠆⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠌⠗⠬⠀⠴⠀⠌⠗⠑⠞⠡⠫⠀⠁⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠛⠗⠕⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠝⠂⠀
⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠉⠇⠁⠽⠀⠸⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠑⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠎⠑⠁⠇⠫⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠵⠀⠩⠪⠝⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠃⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀

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