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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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⠹⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠧⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠫⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠵⠀⠑⠭⠊⠌⠬⠀⠎⠏⠁⠞⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠎⠊⠙⠑⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠮⠀⠀⠐⠕⠤⠑⠽⠫⠂⠀⠉⠕⠇⠳⠗⠤⠃⠇⠔⠙⠀
⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠡⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠀⠷⠀⠀
⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠎⠏⠁⠞⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠔⠫⠀⠑⠝⠞⠊⠞⠽⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙
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