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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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⠠⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠑⠫⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠇⠑⠍⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠮⠀⠍⠁⠡⠔⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠭⠀⠐⠎⠀⠀⠦⠗⠁⠺⠴⠀
⠙⠁⠞⠁⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠥⠞⠻⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠭⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀
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⠀⠁⠀⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠬⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠍⠻⠗⠽⠤⠛⠤⠗⠳⠝⠙⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠛⠇⠕⠗⠊⠳⠎⠀⠍⠁⠡⠔⠑⠤⠌⠁⠇⠇⠬⠀⠩⠕⠗⠞⠀⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠊⠞⠀⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎
⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠀⠎⠺⠊⠞⠡⠑⠎⠀⠕⠏⠢⠀⠯⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠐⠗⠀⠐⠞⠲
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