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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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