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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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