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The provincial letters of Blaise Pascal ⠃⠗⠋ 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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