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Opticks ⠃⠗⠋ 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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