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The Aswân Obelisk ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠇⠕⠕⠏⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠶⠼⠃⠑⠶⠀⠠⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠗⠗⠽⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠗⠑⠍⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠊⠎⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠺⠑⠙⠛⠑⠤⠎⠇⠕⠞⠎⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠥⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠏⠏⠑⠗⠀⠉⠓⠊⠎⠑⠇⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀
⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠛⠗⠕⠞⠑⠎⠟⠥⠑⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠏⠑⠗⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠛⠕⠗⠗⠊⠝⠛⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀⠠⠕⠃⠑⠇⠊⠎⠅⠎⠂⠀⠼⠃⠋⠀⠃⠕⠇⠙⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠍⠑⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠍⠽⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠂⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠒⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠊⠙⠑⠎⠏⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗
⠀⠙⠁⠛⠛⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠗⠁⠵⠕⠗⠎⠆
⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠇⠽⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠁⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠝⠁⠍⠑⠂⠀⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠝⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠂⠀⠝⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠀⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠠⠃⠑⠝⠊⠏⠑⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠼⠦⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠄⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠛⠕⠗⠗⠊⠝⠛⠑⠄⠎⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀

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