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Theaetetus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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