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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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