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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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