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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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