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Pons tironum ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠗⠉⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠠⠗⠍⠝⠥⠎⠂⠀⠗⠥⠃⠻⠂⠀⠎⠁⠉⠻⠂⠀⠎⠁⠑⠧⠥⠎⠂⠀⠎⠝⠥⠎⠂
⠀⠎⠗⠥⠎⠂⠀⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠊⠎⠂⠀⠌⠥⠇⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠥⠎⠂⠀⠞⠁⠉⠊⠞⠥⠎⠂
⠀⠞⠇⠊⠎⠂⠀⠞⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠧⠁⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠂⠀⠧⠜⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀⠧⠗⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠙⠧⠻⠃⠊⠁⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠞⠑⠂⠀⠃⠢⠑⠂⠀⠃⠗⠑⠧⠊⠞⠻⠂⠀⠉⠑⠇⠻⠊⠞⠻⠂

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