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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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