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Cratylus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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