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Seven Discourses on Art ⠃⠗⠋ 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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