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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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