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Laocoon ⠃⠗⠋ 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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