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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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