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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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⠀⠷⠀⠠⠋⠗⠢⠡⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠫⠀⠋⠀⠮⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠞⠂⠀⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠼⠁⠓⠑⠙⠀⠯⠀⠼⠁⠓⠙⠓⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠸⠓⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠑⠽⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠧⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠼⠁⠓⠉⠁⠲⠀⠠⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠛⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠏⠜⠊⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠀⠋⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠅⠬⠂⠀⠁⠀⠀⠉⠕⠜⠎⠑⠤⠇⠕⠕⠅⠬⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠾
⠀⠁⠀⠗⠥⠃⠊⠉⠥⠝⠙⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠴⠀⠞⠑⠜⠬⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠀
⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠢⠞⠀⠡⠜⠊⠕⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠴⠀⠚⠀⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠬⠀⠮⠀⠠⠏⠕⠝⠞⠀
⠠⠝⠑⠥⠋⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠺⠑⠁⠮⠗⠀⠀⠴⠀⠎⠏⠇⠢⠙⠊⠙⠲⠀⠠⠐⠎⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠀
⠇⠁⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠏⠕⠎⠫⠂⠀⠇⠀⠁⠀⠃⠁⠎⠅⠑⠞⠀⠷⠀⠇⠊⠇⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠱⠊⠞⠑⠀⠏⠜⠁⠏⠑⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠋⠇⠕⠁⠞⠬⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀
⠠⠏⠜⠊⠎⠀⠐⠎⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠤⠉⠕⠇⠳⠗⠫⠀⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙
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⠠⠎⠊⠙⠢⠕⠞⠑⠒⠀⠠⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠫⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠌⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠀⠓⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠕⠕⠙⠀
⠹⠊⠎⠀⠇⠁⠌⠀⠌⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠠⠊⠀⠸⠓⠀⠝⠀⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠞⠀⠁⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠷⠀⠃⠁⠇⠇⠕⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠿⠍⠀
⠷⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠸⠓⠀⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠎⠢⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲
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⠺⠗⠊⠛⠛⠇⠑⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠗⠕⠷⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠓⠳⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠔⠀⠏⠁⠌⠀⠑⠧⠢⠞⠎⠀⠀⠴⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠓⠢⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠝⠳⠛⠓⠂⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠺⠀⠷⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠀⠹⠬⠎
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