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Hier et demain ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠟⠥⠯⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠉⠊⠞⠕⠽⠢⠎⠀⠝⠑⠀⠏⠑⠥⠧⠢⠞⠀⠏⠁⠎⠀⠎⠄⠑⠝⠞⠢⠙⠗⠑
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⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠇⠳⠗⠙⠑⠀⠑⠞⠀⠉⠕⠞⠑⠥⠎⠑⠀⠍⠁⠡⠔⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠄⠞⠁⠞⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠻⠧⠊⠢⠝⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠎⠄⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠢⠞⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠉⠳⠏⠀⠀⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀⠙⠑⠀⠇⠁⠀⠿⠍⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠙⠥
⠀⠋⠕⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠇⠕⠗⠎⠀⠟⠥⠑⠀⠇⠑⠎⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠑⠎⠀⠙⠙⠁⠊⠛⠝⠢⠞⠀
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