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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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⠮⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠀⠷⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠬⠂⠀⠯⠀⠵⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠅⠢⠂⠀⠯⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠀⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠍⠢⠞⠦⠀
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⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠝⠁⠍⠬⠀⠁⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀
⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠬⠦⠀⠿⠀⠔⠀⠛⠊⠧⠬⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠍⠢⠀⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠓⠻⠍⠕⠛⠢⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀
⠠⠯⠀⠊⠋⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠀⠷⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠁⠉⠞⠎⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠝⠁⠍⠬⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠁⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞

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