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The Book of Shells ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠥⠞⠀⠷⠋⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠩⠑⠇⠇⠒⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠝⠀⠙⠗⠊⠫⠀⠀
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⠠⠮⠀⠹⠗⠑⠁⠙⠎⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠀⠃⠽⠎⠎⠥⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠿⠍⠫⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
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