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Ecce Homo ⠃⠗⠋ 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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