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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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