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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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