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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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