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Marvels of Modern Science ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 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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