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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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