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Academica ⠃⠗⠋ 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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