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The Polar World ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠺⠔⠞⠻⠀⠉⠕⠇⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠁⠗⠉⠞⠊⠉
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