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Pioneers of Science ⠃⠗⠋ 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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