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The Message and the Man ⠃⠗⠋ 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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