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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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