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Knowledge is power ⠃⠗⠋ 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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