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Outspoken Essays ⠃⠗⠋ 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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