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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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