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Philebus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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