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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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