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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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