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Beautiful shells ⠃⠗⠋ 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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