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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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