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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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