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The mystery of space ⠃⠗⠋ 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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