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Autobiography ⠃⠗⠋ 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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