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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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