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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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