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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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