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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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⠠⠏⠁⠥⠇⠀⠴⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠞⠫⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠩⠔⠫⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞
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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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⠶⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠺⠕⠗⠩⠊⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠉⠳⠝⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠉⠻⠑⠍⠕⠝⠊⠁⠇⠀⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠀⠯⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
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