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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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