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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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⠙⠑⠎⠀⠓⠁⠔⠑⠎⠀⠟⠥⠄⠊⠇⠀⠁⠋⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠞⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠑⠀⠃⠞⠁⠊⠇
⠀⠊⠍⠃⠉⠊⠇⠑⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠿⠍⠑⠀⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠙⠑⠀⠑⠌⠀⠙⠊⠛⠝⠑⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀
⠞⠑⠇⠀⠍⠏⠗⠊⠎⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠏⠳⠗⠏⠗⠑⠀
⠟⠥⠄⠕⠝⠀⠏⠥⠊⠎⠎⠑⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠡⠻⠀⠁⠥⠭⠀⠏⠁⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠙⠄⠥⠝⠀⠞⠗⠑⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠌⠑⠇⠇⠻⠀⠉⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀⠏⠳⠗⠏⠗⠑⠂⠀⠉⠑⠀⠎⠕⠝⠞⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠉⠗⠁⠡⠁⠞⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠄⠊⠝⠎⠥⠇⠞⠑⠀⠟⠥⠄⠕⠝⠀⠀⠝⠑⠀⠍⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀
⠏⠁⠎⠼⠃⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠛⠀⠠⠎⠢⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠙⠄⠓⠊⠌⠕⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠏⠲⠀⠼⠁⠊⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠁⠇⠕⠍⠝⠊⠂⠀⠊⠇⠀⠇⠑⠀⠋⠥⠞⠀⠑⠞⠀
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