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The Telescope ⠃⠗⠋ 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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