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Artificial Light ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠉⠕⠝⠞⠊⠝⠥⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠝⠕⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠑⠛⠽⠏⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠉⠗⠑⠑⠙⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠉⠑⠗⠑⠍⠕⠝⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠊⠝⠙⠥
⠀⠋⠑⠎⠞⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠕⠝⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠙⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠎⠏⠑⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋
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⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠚⠑⠺⠊⠎⠓⠀⠎⠽⠝⠁⠛⠕⠛⠥⠑⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠇⠁⠍⠏⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠗⠊⠞⠥⠁⠇⠎⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠑⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠝⠑⠝⠞⠀⠗⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠧⠕⠥⠞⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠓⠍⠁⠝⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠁⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝
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⠕⠍⠝⠊⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠃⠗⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠋⠥⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠏⠽⠗⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠀⠋⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠃⠕⠙⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠎⠀⠁⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠇⠞⠁⠗⠂⠀⠺⠕⠗⠎⠓⠊⠏⠎⠀⠠⠁⠛⠝⠊⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠙⠀
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⠀⠍⠁⠗⠗⠊⠁⠛⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠍⠕⠓⠁⠍⠍⠑⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠙
⠀⠇⠁⠍⠏⠎⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠊⠵⠑⠀⠓⠕⠇⠽⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠅⠁⠁⠃⠁⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠍⠑⠉⠉⠁⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠁⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅
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