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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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⠝⠑⠉⠝⠑⠦⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠀⠏⠕⠎⠞⠀⠎⠇⠊⠎⠀⠕⠉⠉⠎⠥⠍⠂⠀⠍⠇⠎⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠭⠊⠍⠀⠏⠊⠎⠞⠗⠝⠀⠁⠙⠀⠧⠑⠓⠊⠉⠥⠇⠥⠍⠀⠊⠝⠉⠞⠎⠂⠀
⠕⠉⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠎⠎⠊⠍⠥⠍⠀⠊⠞⠑⠗⠀⠍⠕⠙⠊⠉⠀⠉⠕⠍⠊⠞⠞⠀⠊⠝⠛⠗⠎⠎⠥⠎
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