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The music of the spheres ⠃⠗⠋ 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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