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Common Science ⠃⠗⠋ 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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