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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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