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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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