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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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