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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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