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Gorgias ⠃⠗⠋ 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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