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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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⠕⠋⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠀⠠⠎⠺⠁⠝⠀⠇⠁⠍⠏⠀⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠁⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠊⠞⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠗⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠇⠕⠝⠛⠤⠺⠁⠧⠑⠀⠗⠁⠙⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠝⠂⠀
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⠺⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅⠃⠕⠁⠗⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠕⠏⠁⠟⠥⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊
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⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠥⠝⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠉⠅⠀⠺⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞
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⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠇⠊⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠑⠁⠅⠀

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