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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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