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De la volonté ⠃⠗⠋ 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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