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Theaetetus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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