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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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⠌⠑⠁⠍⠤⠑⠝⠛⠔⠑⠎⠂⠀⠔⠀⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠁⠇⠀
⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠀⠑⠝⠛⠔⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠉⠕⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠮⠀⠡⠜⠉⠕⠁⠇⠀⠷⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠮⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀
⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠗⠊⠋⠇⠬⠀⠔⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠜⠊⠎⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠺⠕⠝⠙⠻⠋⠥⠇⠀
⠁⠍⠳⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠀⠔⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠁⠔⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠡⠑⠁⠏⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠂⠀⠵⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠜⠫⠀⠾
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⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠕⠁⠇⠤⠃⠫⠎⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠃⠫⠎⠀⠷⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠤⠕⠗⠑⠀⠇⠊⠑⠀⠔⠀
⠚⠥⠭⠞⠁⠤⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠤⠌⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠁⠇⠞⠻⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠾
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