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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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