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Signalling across space without wires ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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