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The unseen universe ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 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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