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Short Studies on Great Subjects ⠃⠗⠋ 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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