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Response in the Living and Non-Living ⠃⠗⠋ 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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