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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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