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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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