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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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