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Translations from Lucretius ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠙⠊⠎⠇⠕⠙⠛⠑⠙⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠗⠑⠞⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠊⠞⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠙⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠍⠃⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠋⠗⠁⠍⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠙⠗⠁⠺⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑
⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠂⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠊⠛⠓⠞⠺⠁⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠗⠕⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠄⠎⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠗⠗⠊⠞⠁⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀
⠎⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠑⠑⠙⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠎⠓⠀
⠁⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠞⠑⠝⠙⠎⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠅⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠎⠀⠎⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠍⠑⠝⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠺⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀⠛⠇⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠅⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎
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⠟⠥⠁⠗⠞⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠙⠀⠙⠗⠕⠏⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠅⠇⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠧⠑⠝⠥⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠀
⠃⠕⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠊⠎⠓⠀⠇⠊⠍⠃⠎⠀⠇⠁⠥⠝⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠋⠞⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠑⠇⠎⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀
⠙⠁⠗⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠽⠑⠁⠗⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠃⠽⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝
⠀⠺⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑⠙⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠊⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠓⠕⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠁⠍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠗⠁⠺⠝⠀

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