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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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