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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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