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Marvels of Scientific Invention ⠃⠗⠋ 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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