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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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