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Parmenides ⠃⠗⠋ 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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