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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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