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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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⠀⠸⠮⠀⠏⠪⠻⠀⠯⠀⠏⠗⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠯⠀⠎⠔⠅⠀⠔⠀⠸⠮⠀
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⠌⠗⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠌⠗⠯⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠎⠁⠊⠇⠄⠙⠀⠔⠀⠍⠊⠗⠹⠀⠯⠀
⠛⠇⠑⠑⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠘⠹⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠽⠀⠩⠑⠇⠇⠎⠂⠀⠾⠀⠸⠮⠀⠉⠗⠽⠌⠁⠇⠀
⠉⠑⠇⠇⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠺⠔⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀
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