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Translations from Lucretius ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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