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The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza") ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠏⠗⠊⠧⠊⠇⠑⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠪⠻⠋⠥⠇⠀⠯⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠃⠽⠀
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