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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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