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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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