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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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