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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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