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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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