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Puer romanus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠟⠥⠁⠍⠟⠥⠁⠍⠂⠀⠧⠞⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠏⠗⠎⠞⠗⠞⠀⠊⠝⠊⠍⠉⠂⠀
⠇⠁⠑⠞⠥⠎⠀⠁⠛⠃⠁⠞⠂⠀⠧⠕⠇⠞⠀⠞⠁⠍⠑⠝⠀⠛⠁⠥⠙⠊⠥⠍⠀⠞⠑⠛⠃⠁⠞⠂
⠀⠙⠕⠇⠗⠑⠍⠟⠥⠑⠀⠎⠊⠍⠥⠇⠃⠁⠞⠂⠀⠑⠞⠀⠉⠁⠙⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠟⠥⠕⠙⠀
⠊⠏⠎⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠧⠑⠗⠁⠞⠂⠀⠁⠧⠊⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠭⠥⠎⠀⠕⠍⠝⠊⠁⠀

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