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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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