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Die Milchstraße ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠺⠻⠙⠢⠀⠅⠁⠝⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠋⠕⠇⠛⠑⠀⠊⠓⠗⠻⠀⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠎⠕⠝⠝⠢⠝⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠥⠡⠞⠢⠀⠙⠊⠑⠎⠑⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠢⠀⠧⠕⠍⠀
⠠⠁⠇⠛⠕⠇⠞⠽⠏⠥⠎⠀⠍⠑⠊⠌⠀⠝⠕⠡⠀⠀⠎⠑⠇⠃⠌⠌⠝⠙⠊⠛⠲⠀⠠⠺⠢⠝⠀
⠑⠎⠀⠁⠃⠻⠀⠛⠗⠕⠑⠀⠇⠑⠥⠡⠞⠢⠙⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠝⠢⠝⠁⠓⠑⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠢⠀
⠛⠊⠃⠞⠂⠀⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠝⠁⠡⠀⠙⠢⠀⠠⠅⠑⠏⠇⠻⠎⠡⠢⠀⠠⠛⠑⠎⠑⠞⠵⠢⠀⠊⠓⠗
⠀⠠⠵⠢⠞⠗⠁⠇⠛⠑⠌⠊⠗⠝⠀⠥⠍⠅⠗⠑⠊⠎⠢⠂⠀⠎⠀⠛⠊⠃⠞⠀⠀⠑⠎⠀⠁⠥⠡⠀
⠛⠁⠝⠵⠀⠛⠑⠺⠊⠀⠅⠇⠑⠔⠻⠑⠀⠅⠁⠇⠞⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠝⠝⠢⠋⠻⠝⠑⠀
⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠢⠂⠀⠺⠊⠑⠀⠺⠊⠗⠀⠎⠊⠑⠀⠀⠔⠀⠥⠝⠎⠻⠑⠍⠀⠠⠎⠽⠌⠑⠍⠀
⠎⠑⠓⠢⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠑⠀⠑⠔⠻⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠊⠓⠝⠢⠀⠥⠝⠎⠻⠑⠀⠠⠑⠗⠙⠑⠀
⠊⠌⠆⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠀⠥⠍⠀⠙⠊⠑⠎⠑⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠢⠀⠎⠡⠺⠬⠢⠀⠛⠁⠝⠵⠀
⠛⠑⠺⠊⠀⠠⠗⠬⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠙⠑⠀⠺⠊⠑⠀⠥⠍⠀⠠⠑⠗⠙⠑⠂⠀⠀⠠⠍⠜⠎
⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠥⠗⠝⠲⠀⠠⠎⠀⠑⠗⠓⠑⠃⠞⠀⠥⠝⠎⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠠⠅⠢⠝⠞⠝⠊⠎
⠀⠙⠻⠀⠠⠁⠇⠛⠕⠇⠌⠻⠝⠑⠀⠁⠃⠻⠍⠁⠇⠎⠀⠀⠥⠍⠀⠑⠔⠑⠀⠠⠌⠥⠋⠑⠀⠁⠥⠋
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⠀⠺⠊⠗⠀⠀⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠀⠵⠥⠀⠙⠢⠀⠠⠌⠻⠝⠢⠂⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠥⠝⠎⠀⠵⠥⠀
⠠⠓⠥⠏⠞⠢⠀⠛⠇⠓⠢⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠵⠥⠀⠠⠍⠽⠗⠊⠁⠙⠢⠀⠀
⠵⠥⠎⠁⠍⠍⠢⠛⠫⠗⠝⠛⠞⠀⠙⠢⠀⠠⠎⠡⠊⠍⠍⠻⠀⠙⠻⠀⠠⠍⠊⠇⠡⠌⠗⠁⠑⠀⠵⠥
⠀⠥⠝⠎⠀⠝⠊⠫⠻⠎⠢⠙⠢⠀⠀⠤⠤⠀⠚⠫⠻⠀⠑⠔⠵⠑⠇⠝⠑⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠊⠓⠝⠢⠀
⠊⠌⠀⠑⠔⠑⠀⠠⠎⠕⠝⠝⠑⠂⠀⠥⠍⠅⠗⠑⠊⠌⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠠⠞⠗⠁⠃⠁⠝⠞⠢⠂⠀⠀
⠑⠔⠑⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠞⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠢⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠙⠢⠂⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀
⠙⠢⠎⠑⠇⠃⠢⠀⠠⠅⠗⠋⠞⠢⠂⠀⠙⠢⠎⠑⠇⠃⠢⠀⠀⠠⠛⠑⠎⠑⠞⠵⠢⠀
⠃⠑⠓⠻⠗⠎⠡⠞⠀⠺⠊⠑⠀⠥⠝⠎⠻⠑⠂⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀⠎⠀⠺⠑⠊⠞⠑⠞⠀⠎⠊⠡⠀⠥⠝⠎
⠀⠙⠻⠀⠠⠁⠝⠃⠇⠊⠉⠅⠀⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠌⠻⠝⠃⠑⠎⠞⠢⠀⠠⠋⠊⠗⠍⠁⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠵⠥
⠀⠑⠔⠑⠍⠀⠠⠛⠫⠁⠝⠅⠢⠀⠧⠕⠝⠀⠃⠻⠺⠇⠞⠊⠛⠢⠙⠻⠀⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠀
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