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Sophist ⠃⠗⠋ 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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