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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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