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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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