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The disciple ⠃⠗⠋ 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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