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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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