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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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