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Lasers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠐⠕⠀⠵⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠫⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠎⠻⠂⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠩
⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠋⠑⠁⠞⠎⠀⠍⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠫⠬⠀⠀
⠏⠜⠁⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠐⠎⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠏⠪⠻⠀⠃⠀⠀⠝⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠍⠑⠇⠽⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠍⠕⠝⠕⠡⠗⠕⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠔⠀
⠕⠮⠗⠎⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠠⠽⠑⠞⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠧⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠇⠁⠎⠻⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠃⠑⠁⠍⠀⠾⠀
⠐⠕⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠞⠀⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠂⠀⠺⠁⠧⠑⠇⠢⠛⠹⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠸⠍⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠍⠁⠞⠻⠊⠁⠇⠎⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠝⠑⠫⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀⠮⠀⠸⠍⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠺⠁⠧⠑⠇⠢⠛⠹⠎⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠫⠀⠿
⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠀⠞⠁⠎⠅⠎⠀⠇⠊⠌⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠇⠎⠕⠂⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀
⠇⠁⠎⠻⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀⠏⠥⠇⠎⠫⠀⠙⠑⠧⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠑⠝⠻⠛⠽⠀⠴⠀
⠏⠥⠍⠏⠫⠀⠔⠀⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠃⠥⠇⠇⠑⠞⠀⠷⠀⠑⠝⠻⠛⠽⠀⠑⠍⠻⠛⠫⠀⠋⠀⠭⠲⠀
⠠⠮⠝⠀⠮⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠸⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠁⠞⠫⠲⠀
⠠⠏⠥⠇⠎⠫⠀⠕⠏⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠔⠑⠀⠿⠀⠎⠏⠕⠞⠤⠺⠑⠇⠙⠬⠀⠯⠀⠿⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠵⠀⠗⠁⠙⠜⠤⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠋⠔⠙⠬⠂
⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠏⠥⠇⠎⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠑⠝⠻⠛⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀
⠁⠝⠽⠺⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠾⠀⠇⠁⠎⠻⠎⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠻⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠙⠑⠞⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠱⠢⠀⠥⠎⠬⠀⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠍⠊⠉⠗⠪⠁⠧⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠃⠀⠁⠀⠏⠥⠇⠎⠫⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠿⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠏⠥⠇⠎⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠿⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠃⠀⠝⠀⠿⠀⠕⠮⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠯⠀⠷⠀⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠀⠉⠗⠽⠌⠁⠇⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠿⠀
⠇⠁⠎⠻⠀⠏⠊⠕⠝⠑⠻⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠛⠁⠎⠑⠎⠲

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