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The Voice of the Machines ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 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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