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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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