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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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⠀⠛⠻⠁⠅⠢⠆⠀⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠑⠢⠢⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠺⠕⠑⠅⠻⠂⠀⠕⠝⠙⠻⠀
⠧⠕⠕⠗⠺⠢⠙⠎⠑⠇⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠞⠑⠀⠛⠑⠧⠢⠆⠀⠞⠢⠀⠎⠇⠕⠞⠞⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀
⠓⠑⠞⠀⠑⠇⠅⠑⠢⠀⠕⠏⠀⠑⠢⠀⠎⠇⠊⠍⠍⠑⠀⠺⠊⠚⠵⠑⠀⠕⠝⠃⠑⠍⠻⠅⠞⠀
⠧⠕⠕⠗⠀⠵⠊⠡⠀⠞⠑⠀⠺⠔⠝⠢⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠭⠭⠭⠧⠊⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠝⠊⠑⠍⠯⠀⠧⠻⠙⠊⠢⠞⠀⠙⠢⠀⠇⠷⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠑⠢⠀⠛⠕⠫⠀⠓⠜⠞⠀⠞⠑⠀
⠃⠑⠵⠊⠞⠞⠢⠂⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠢⠀⠓⠊⠚⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠀⠙⠑⠀⠅⠗⠁⠡⠞⠀⠃⠑⠵⠊⠞⠀
⠅⠺⠁⠁⠙⠀⠞⠑⠀⠅⠥⠝⠝⠢⠀⠵⠊⠚⠝⠒⠀⠑⠇⠅⠑⠀⠯⠻⠑⠀⠛⠕⠫⠓⠑⠊⠙⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠍⠑⠑⠌⠁⠇⠀⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠎⠀⠙⠁⠝⠀⠇⠥⠊⠓⠑⠊⠙⠀⠷⠀⠛⠑⠃⠗⠑⠅⠀⠁⠁⠝⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠎⠅⠗⠁⠡⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠭⠭⠭⠧⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠵⠕⠕⠀⠃⠫⠢⠅⠑⠇⠊⠚⠅⠀⠙⠢⠀⠍⠑⠑⠌⠢⠀⠍⠢⠎⠡⠢⠀⠅⠺⠁⠁⠙⠀
⠞⠑⠀⠙⠕⠢⠂⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠓⠥⠝⠀⠀⠞⠑⠀⠧⠑⠑⠇⠀⠛⠕⠫⠓⠑⠊⠙⠀⠞⠑⠀
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⠀⠕⠝⠵⠢⠀⠓⠕⠕⠛⠍⠕⠫⠀⠵⠕⠕⠀⠵⠑⠻⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠧⠻⠞⠗⠳⠺⠢⠀⠙⠻
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⠛⠑⠧⠕⠇⠛⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠵⠑⠀⠧⠻⠙⠊⠢⠌⠑⠂⠀⠵⠕⠝⠙⠻⠀⠞⠑⠀⠀⠃⠫⠢⠅⠢
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⠊⠚⠙⠑⠇⠓⠑⠊⠙⠀⠷⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠍⠁⠡⠞⠀⠕⠍⠀⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠛⠑⠓⠑⠊⠍⠀⠞⠑
⠀⠃⠑⠺⠜⠢⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠉⠭⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠢⠀⠅⠁⠝⠀⠵⠑⠛⠛⠢⠆⠀
⠙⠁⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠃⠑⠅⠕⠕⠗⠇⠊⠚⠅⠓⠑⠊⠙⠂⠀⠇⠕⠎⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠎⠡⠕⠕⠝⠓⠑⠊⠙⠂⠀⠑⠢⠀⠀⠎⠽⠍⠑⠞⠗⠊⠑⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠺⠁⠜⠧⠁⠝⠀⠍⠢⠀⠙⠑
⠀⠗⠑⠛⠑⠇⠎⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠅⠢⠞⠂⠀⠑⠝⠀⠑⠢⠀⠛⠑⠓⠑⠊⠍⠀⠧⠻⠃⠯⠀⠀
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