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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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⠍⠁⠛⠊⠌⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠴⠀⠙⠊⠉⠞⠁⠞⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀⠉⠇⠻⠅⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠀⠞⠕⠀⠚⠥⠌⠊⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠧⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠞⠞⠻⠂⠀⠀⠱⠕⠀⠴⠀
⠑⠧⠊⠙⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠓⠕⠗⠗⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀
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⠍⠁⠅⠬⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠗⠑⠍⠜⠅⠎⠂⠀⠁⠇⠍⠕⠌⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠗⠑⠓⠢⠙⠬⠀
⠱⠁⠞⠀⠴⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠫⠀⠦⠀⠐⠝⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀
⠇⠕⠕⠅⠬⠂⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠧⠁⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠁⠇⠳⠙⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠮⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠦⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠎⠀⠶⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠫⠂
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