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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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