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Archimedes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠠⠎⠽⠗⠁⠉⠥⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠎⠊⠉⠊⠇⠽⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠗⠑⠛⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠥⠝⠊⠝⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠺⠓⠕⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠗⠑⠛⠁⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀
⠽⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠝⠕⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠙⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀
⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀
⠍⠁⠎⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠥⠏⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠂⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠀⠋⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀
⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠂⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀
⠋⠥⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠑⠙⠑⠙
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠽⠕⠥⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠛⠑⠕⠍⠑⠞⠗⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠏⠗⠕⠕⠋⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠀
⠝⠁⠍⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠍⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠵⠑⠥⠭⠊⠏⠏⠥⠎⠂⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠑⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠁⠝⠙⠀

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