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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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⠀⠕⠥⠞⠂⠀⠾⠀⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠫⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠯⠀⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀
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⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠤⠤⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠇⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠯⠀⠽⠑⠇⠇⠪⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠃⠇⠥⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠯⠀⠗⠕⠎⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠜⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠤⠤⠊⠝⠙⠥⠉⠬⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠗⠁⠽⠎⠀⠯⠀
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⠁⠺⠑⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠿⠍⠎⠀⠯⠀⠑⠻⠊⠑⠀⠧⠑⠛⠑⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠁⠎⠎⠊⠕⠏⠑⠊⠁⠂⠀⠵⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠠⠃⠊⠛⠀⠠⠙⠊⠏⠏⠻⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎
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⠌⠜⠎⠀⠾⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠝⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠫⠬⠀⠼⠁⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠼⠃⠚⠀
⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠌⠜⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠓⠂⠀⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀⠠⠉⠁⠎⠎⠊⠕⠏⠑⠊⠂
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠻⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠏⠕⠇⠑⠀⠠⠌⠜⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠎⠊⠙⠻⠑⠁⠇⠀⠀⠝⠕⠕⠝⠆⠀⠼⠋⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠀⠱⠢⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
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