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Practical Essays ⠃⠗⠋ 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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