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Music As A Language ⠃⠗⠋ 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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