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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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