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Laocoon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠥⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠁⠊⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠽⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠇⠽⠀⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠝⠕⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠙⠊⠎⠗⠑⠛⠁⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠙⠊⠛⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠛⠝⠁⠝⠊⠍⠕⠥⠎⠀⠏⠁⠞⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠊⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠠⠇⠁⠕⠉⠕⠕⠝⠀
⠎⠥⠙⠙⠑⠝⠇⠽⠀⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠞⠇⠑⠀⠥⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠑⠗⠗⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠉⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠗⠊⠉⠓⠁⠗⠙⠎⠕⠝⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠧⠊⠗⠛⠊⠇⠄⠎⠀
⠠⠇⠁⠕⠉⠕⠕⠝⠀⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠉⠗⠑⠁⠍⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠑⠞⠄⠎⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠕⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠗⠕⠥⠎⠑⠀⠋⠑⠁⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙
⠀⠓⠕⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠞⠗⠕⠚⠁⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍
⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠇⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠠⠗⠊⠉⠓⠁⠗⠙⠎⠕⠝⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠏⠥⠞⠎⠀⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠥⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠝⠑⠁⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠝⠁⠗⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠠⠙⠊⠙⠕⠂⠀⠎⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠝⠕⠀⠀⠏⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠗⠕⠥⠎⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠗⠽⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠥⠗⠏⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠀⠍⠑⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠃⠎⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠍⠑⠙⠊⠁⠞⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠍⠁⠗⠃⠇⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠑⠙⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠀⠊⠋⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠍⠕⠙⠑⠇⠲⠀⠠⠗⠊⠉⠓⠁⠗⠙⠎⠕⠝⠀⠛⠕⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠇⠁⠕⠉⠕⠕⠝⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎

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