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Intermèdes ⠃⠗⠋ 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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