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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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