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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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