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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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