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Maximes ⠃⠗⠋ 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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