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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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