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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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