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Lumen ⠃⠗⠋ 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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