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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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