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Esprit des lois ⠃⠗⠋ 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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