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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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