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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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