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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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