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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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⠿⠞⠥⠊⠞⠳⠎⠒⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠍⠢⠀⠶⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠬⠀⠀⠁⠀⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠻⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠠⠚⠢⠁⠂⠀
⠠⠎⠡⠊⠇⠇⠻⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠵⠀⠠⠏⠗⠷⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠽⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠻⠎⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠛⠕⠑⠮⠀⠵⠀⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠏⠁⠞⠗⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠠⠺⠑⠊⠍⠜⠀⠠⠍⠔⠊⠌⠻⠀⠷⠀⠠⠌⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀
⠍⠑⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠯⠀⠺⠢⠞⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠌⠗⠑⠑⠞⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠲⠀⠠⠎⠡⠊⠇⠇⠻⠂⠀⠱⠕⠀⠀⠸⠓
⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠻⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠉⠞⠀⠾⠀
⠠⠛⠕⠑⠮⠀⠿⠀⠁⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠀⠐⠞⠂⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀⠮⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠞⠕
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⠉⠕⠍⠍⠢⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠮⠽⠀⠸⠓⠀⠚⠀⠓⠑⠜⠙⠂⠀⠎⠁⠽⠬⠀⠞
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⠠⠛⠕⠑⠮⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠱⠕⠍⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠍⠜⠅⠀⠴⠀⠓⠑⠜⠞⠊⠇⠽⠀
⠺⠑⠇⠉⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠗⠑⠏⠇⠊⠫⠀⠀⠞⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠌⠽⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠎⠉⠊⠢⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠄⠴⠀⠥⠝⠉⠁⠝⠝⠽⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀
⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀
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⠵⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠫⠀⠯⠀⠔⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠃⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠫⠀⠀⠓⠻⠀⠵⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠅⠬⠀⠯⠀⠁⠇⠊⠧⠑⠂⠀⠌⠗⠊⠧⠬⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮
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