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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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⠠⠉⠎⠜⠀⠠⠃⠕⠗⠛⠊⠁⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠠⠏⠜⠎⠊⠋⠁⠇⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝
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⠋⠀⠉⠥⠗⠊⠕⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠔⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠊⠎⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠍⠽⠀
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