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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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