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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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⠎⠡⠊⠚⠝⠞⠀⠵⠕⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠭⠧⠲⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠕⠑⠀⠵⠳⠀⠊⠅⠀
⠙⠁⠝⠀⠝⠥⠂⠀⠙⠁⠜⠀⠊⠅⠀⠍⠊⠚⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠃⠫⠗⠊⠑⠛⠀⠷⠀⠧⠻⠛⠊⠎⠀⠔
⠀⠍⠊⠚⠝⠑⠀⠀⠍⠑⠢⠬⠀⠞⠢⠀⠕⠏⠵⠊⠛⠞⠑⠀⠧⠁⠝⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠵⠊⠚⠝⠙⠑⠀⠷
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⠼⠁⠋⠙⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠁⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠙⠁⠞⠀⠅⠁⠝⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠯⠻⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠲⠀⠠⠙⠥⠎⠀⠓⠑⠃⠞⠀⠛⠊⠚⠀⠥⠊⠞⠍⠥⠝⠞⠢⠙⠀⠛⠑⠵⠑⠛⠙⠂⠀⠙⠁⠞⠀
⠅⠢⠝⠊⠎⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠎⠀⠯⠻⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠁⠝⠀⠀⠛⠑⠧⠕⠑⠇⠂⠀⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀
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⠁⠇⠎⠀⠑⠢⠀⠌⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀⠔⠀⠃⠑⠺⠑⠛⠬⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠑⠝⠀⠙⠁⠞⠀⠀⠧⠕⠇⠛⠢⠎
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⠠⠮⠁⠑⠞⠑⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠁⠇⠎⠀⠙⠊⠞⠀⠵⠕⠕⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠞⠀⠛⠑⠧⠕⠑⠇⠀
⠅⠢⠝⠊⠎⠀⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠞⠀⠼⠁⠋⠑⠆⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠝⠊⠑⠞⠀⠺⠁⠜⠂⠀
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⠚⠕⠝⠛⠛⠑⠃⠕⠗⠢⠀⠅⠔⠙⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠺⠁⠜⠧⠁⠝⠀⠛⠊⠚⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠍⠊⠚⠀
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