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

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