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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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