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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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