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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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