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Signalling across space without wires ⠃⠗⠋ 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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