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

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