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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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⠞⠽⠗⠁⠝⠝⠊⠎⠀⠅⠁⠅⠊⠌⠲⠀⠠⠧⠕⠊⠗⠀⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠂⠀⠏⠲⠀⠼⠁⠙⠉⠲⠀⠀
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⠎⠕⠊⠞⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠙⠥⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠊⠇⠀⠋⠁⠥⠞⠀
⠧⠊⠙⠑⠍⠍⠢⠞⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠉⠗⠁⠔⠞⠑⠀⠝⠑⠀⠎⠕⠊⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀
⠥⠝⠊⠧⠻⠎⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠏⠻⠏⠞⠥⠑⠇⠇⠑⠒⠀⠊⠇⠀⠝⠑⠀⠋⠁⠥⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠀⠞⠳⠎⠀⠉⠗⠁⠊⠛⠝⠢⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠉⠗⠁⠊⠛⠝⠢⠞⠀⠏⠳⠗⠀⠞⠳⠞⠀⠉⠑
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⠑⠥⠭⠤⠍⠍⠑⠎⠦⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠋⠁⠥⠞⠀⠟⠥⠄⠑⠝⠀⠛⠝⠗⠁⠇⠂⠀⠊⠇⠎⠀
⠞⠗⠳⠧⠢⠞⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠵⠀⠙⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠟⠥⠊⠇⠇⠊⠞⠀⠑⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠏⠁⠊⠭⠀
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