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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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