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Protagoras ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠁⠡⠊⠇⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠕⠝⠎⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠊⠍⠕⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠊⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀
⠎⠁⠽⠬⠒⠀⠀⠄⠠⠃⠗⠕⠮⠗⠀⠙⠑⠜⠂⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠥⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀⠌⠁⠽
⠀⠮⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠓⠻⠕⠀⠶⠠⠊⠇⠲⠶⠲⠄⠀⠀⠠⠯⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠽⠂
⠀⠿⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠁⠋⠗⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠞⠁⠛⠕⠗⠁⠎⠀⠺⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀
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⠗⠑⠓⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠎⠊⠍⠕⠝⠊⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠀⠷⠀⠎⠽⠝⠕⠝⠽⠍⠎⠂
⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠑⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠌⠬⠥⠊⠩⠀⠄⠺⠄⠀⠯⠀⠄⠺⠊⠩⠂⠄⠀⠯
⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠡⠜⠍⠬⠀⠙⠊⠌⠔⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠇⠀⠘⠹⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠽⠀
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