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Essai sur l'éducation des aveugles ⠃⠗⠋ 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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