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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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⠠⠕⠗⠁⠊⠎⠕⠝⠎⠤⠤⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠊⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠊⠧⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠞⠥⠗⠃⠁⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠛⠝⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀
⠇⠄⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠛⠝⠑⠂⠀⠇⠊⠀⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠡⠜⠀⠁⠥⠭⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠜⠙⠎⠀⠙⠑
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