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Lasers ⠃⠗⠋ 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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