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The Wright Brothers ⠃⠗⠋ 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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