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Artificial and Natural Flight ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠞⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀
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⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠺⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠁⠊⠗⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠝⠕⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠗
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⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠀⠺⠑⠀⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠕⠋⠲⠀
⠠⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠞⠓⠑⠇⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠓⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠁⠃⠃⠊⠞⠎⠂⠀⠑⠭⠑⠗⠞⠀⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀
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⠀⠺⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠀⠎⠑⠁⠤⠛⠥⠇⠇⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠁⠛⠇⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎
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