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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠓⠀⠗⠑⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠊⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠍⠦⠀
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⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠯⠀⠱⠢⠀⠽⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠀⠷⠀⠛⠢⠞⠇⠑⠍⠢⠂⠀⠙⠀⠽
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