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The kaleidoscope ⠃⠗⠋ 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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