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Philoctète ⠃⠗⠋ 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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