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Messiah ⠃⠗⠋ 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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