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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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