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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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