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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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