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Ars magna ⠃⠗⠋ 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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