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Man or Matter ⠃⠗⠋ 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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