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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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