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General Science ⠃⠗⠋ 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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