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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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⠽⠑⠞⠂⠀⠎⠥⠗⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠮⠀⠐⠕⠀⠴⠀⠩⠪⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠀⠏⠜⠞⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠊⠋⠀
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