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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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