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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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⠠⠠⠐⠺⠀⠠⠠⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠠⠠⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠠⠠⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠢⠞⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠝⠽⠀⠞⠗⠥⠹⠀⠞⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠏⠜⠁⠙⠕⠭⠀⠷⠀⠑⠭⠉⠇⠥⠙⠬⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠃⠀⠐⠕⠀⠋⠀⠏⠻⠥⠎⠁⠇⠂⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠝⠛⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠭⠀⠵⠀
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