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Computers—the machines we think with ⠃⠗⠋ 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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