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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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