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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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