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The phantom public ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠗⠥⠎⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠃⠑⠓⠁⠇⠋⠀⠷⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠏⠪⠻⠂⠀
⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠀⠀⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠑⠀⠯⠀⠥⠝⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠗⠑⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀
⠾⠳⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠕⠅⠬⠀⠁⠀⠉⠗⠊⠎⠊⠎⠂⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠀⠀⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠡⠁⠇⠇⠢⠛⠑⠀⠭⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠡⠁⠇⠇⠢⠛⠑⠀
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⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀
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⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠇⠽⠀⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠾⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠃⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠃⠇⠑⠍⠀⠭⠀⠉⠀⠙⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠃⠀⠍⠫⠙⠇⠑⠀⠀
⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠽⠗⠁⠝⠝⠊⠉⠁⠇⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀

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