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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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⠉⠕⠝⠉⠻⠝⠬⠀⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠊⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠒⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠞⠞⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀
⠠⠁⠏⠕⠇⠇⠕⠝⠊⠁⠝⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠀⠠⠙⠊⠕⠝⠽⠎⠊⠁⠝⠆⠀⠭⠀⠙⠢⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠇⠇
⠀⠌⠓⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠎⠀⠀⠞
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