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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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⠉⠕⠝⠝⠕⠊⠎⠎⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠇⠄⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠠⠎⠳⠗⠙⠎⠀⠀⠠⠍⠥⠑⠞⠎⠂⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞⠗⠑⠀
⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠝⠀⠑⠌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠄⠁⠥⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠿⠍⠑⠀⠀
⠇⠁⠀⠧⠗⠊⠞⠂⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠿⠉⠎⠀⠏⠜⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠕⠝⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠝⠞⠀⠝⠳⠎⠀⠝⠑⠀⠏⠳⠧⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠝⠳⠎⠀⠙⠋⠢⠙⠗⠑⠂⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠁⠉⠗⠻⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠇⠕⠊⠎⠊⠗⠎⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠝⠳⠎⠀
⠇⠁⠊⠎⠎⠕⠊⠞⠀⠇⠄⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀⠝⠕⠎⠀⠠⠁⠧⠑⠥⠛⠇⠑⠎⠀⠀
⠉⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠙⠥⠀⠚⠑⠥⠝⠑⠀⠓⠕⠍⠍⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠗⠳⠧⠀⠎⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠠⠉⠞⠑⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠍⠯⠊⠑⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠑⠌⠀⠥⠝⠀⠠⠎⠳⠗⠙⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠎⠟⠥⠑⠀⠠⠍⠥⠑⠞⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠝⠳⠎⠀⠁⠧⠕⠝⠎⠀⠎⠢⠞⠊⠀⠀⠡⠁⠟⠥⠑
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⠗⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠇⠄⠠⠁⠃⠃⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠄⠠⠑⠏⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠝⠳⠎⠀⠝⠳⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠝⠻⠀⠇⠄⠠⠓⠊⠌⠕⠊⠗⠑⠀
⠙⠑⠀⠉⠑⠀⠚⠑⠥⠝⠑⠀⠓⠕⠍⠍⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⠝⠿⠞⠥⠝⠲⠀⠠⠇⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀⠠⠏⠇⠁⠝⠡⠑⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠎⠻⠁⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠑⠀⠏⠜
⠀⠇⠥⠊⠂⠀⠀⠇⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠊⠗⠁⠛⠑⠀⠏⠜⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠠⠑⠝⠋⠁⠝⠎⠤⠠⠁⠧⠑⠥⠛⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠇⠑⠀⠞⠳⠞⠀⠎⠻⠁⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠀⠏⠜
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⠙⠊⠧⠊⠎⠀⠑⠝⠀⠙⠑⠥⠭⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠁⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠗⠑⠧⠊⠢⠙⠗⠁⠀⠍⠕⠊⠞⠊⠀⠁⠥⠭⠀⠠⠑⠝⠋⠁⠝⠎⠤⠠⠁⠧⠑⠥⠛⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀
⠍⠕⠊⠞⠊⠀⠀⠉⠑⠀⠚⠑⠥⠝⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⠝⠿⠞⠥⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠙⠀⠠⠏⠁⠛⠑
⠀⠼⠁⠚⠛⠲⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠑⠞⠀⠞⠀⠎⠁⠝⠎⠀⠙⠳⠞⠑⠀⠏⠗⠉⠊⠑⠥⠭⠀⠏⠳⠗⠀

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