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Translations from Lucretius ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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