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Artificial Light ⠃⠗⠋ 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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