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The unseen universe ⠃⠗⠋ 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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