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Direct Conversion of Energy ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠙⠊⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠉⠕⠗⠇⠊⠎⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠠⠃⠲⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙
⠀⠠⠍⠲⠠⠎⠲⠀⠠⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠝⠎⠎⠑⠇⠁⠑⠗⠀⠠⠏⠕⠇⠽⠞⠑⠉⠓⠝⠊⠉⠀⠠⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠁⠙⠕⠂⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠞⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀
⠞⠺⠕⠀⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽
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⠠⠏⠗⠕⠏⠥⠇⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠎⠏⠁⠉⠑⠀⠠⠋⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠞⠁⠗⠽⠀⠠⠑⠭⠏⠇⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠶⠠⠧⠁⠝⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠙⠀⠼⠁⠊⠋⠑⠶⠂⠀⠠⠍⠽⠎⠞⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠑⠀⠶⠠⠉⠗⠕⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠼⠁⠊⠋⠛⠶⠂⠀⠠⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀
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⠶⠠⠏⠗⠑⠝⠞⠊⠉⠑⠤⠠⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠼⠁⠊⠋⠙⠶⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠝⠥⠍⠑⠗⠕⠥⠎⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠞⠑⠉⠓⠝⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠚⠕⠥⠗⠝⠁⠇⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝
⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠠⠝⠑⠥⠞⠗⠕⠝⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.