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De Lof der Zotheid ⠃⠗⠋ 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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