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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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