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Beautiful shells ⠃⠗⠋ 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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