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Hypatia ⠃⠗⠋ 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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