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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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