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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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