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L'illusion libérale ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠙⠳⠞⠑⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠙⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠇⠇⠑⠀⠎⠻⠁⠊⠞⠀⠇⠁⠀
⠛⠗⠕⠎⠎⠑⠀⠁⠋⠋⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀⠀⠙⠄⠞⠁⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠗⠊⠍⠻⠀⠏⠜⠀
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⠥⠝⠀⠀⠁⠉⠞⠑⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠑⠥⠭⠀⠇⠄⠧⠟⠥⠑⠀⠙⠥⠀⠙⠊⠕⠉⠎⠑⠀⠕⠀⠇⠑
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⠠⠚⠕⠎⠑⠏⠓⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠍⠁⠊⠌⠗⠑⠀⠉⠗⠊⠧⠁⠊⠞⠂⠀⠁⠥⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠢⠉⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠙⠑⠀⠉⠑⠀⠎⠊⠉⠇⠑⠒⠀⠠⠊⠇⠀⠽⠀⠁⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠀⠇⠑
⠀⠛⠳⠧⠻⠝⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠇⠀⠑⠞⠀⠙⠁⠝⠎⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀
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⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠀⠁⠥⠀⠀⠙⠑⠧⠕⠊⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀
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