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Original letters and biographic epitomes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.
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⠠⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠒⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠊⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠉⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀ ⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠀⠗⠑⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠑⠞⠑⠭⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠠⠠⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠃⠊⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠠⠠⠑⠏⠊⠞⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠃⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠚⠲ ⠀⠠⠠⠁⠞⠺⠕⠕⠙⠲⠠⠠⠎⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠑⠍⠊⠥⠍⠀⠠⠠⠓⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗ ⠀⠠⠠⠊⠝⠀⠠⠠⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠂⠀⠠⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠠⠎⠊⠇⠧⠑⠗⠀ ⠠⠠⠍⠑⠙⠁⠇⠇⠊⠎⠞⠀⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠗⠕⠽⠁⠇⠀ ⠠⠠⠁⠉⠁⠙⠑⠍⠽⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠁⠗⠞⠎⠂⠀⠠⠠⠇⠕⠝⠙⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠎⠓⠁⠗⠏⠑⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠊⠵⠑⠍⠁⠝⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠗⠕⠽⠁⠇⠀ ⠠⠠⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠎⠓⠀ ⠠⠠⠁⠗⠉⠓⠊⠞⠑⠉⠞⠎⠂⠀⠠⠠⠇⠕⠝⠙⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠉⠑⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠠⠠⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠠⠎⠇⠁⠙⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠠⠠⠁⠗⠞⠎⠂⠀ ⠠⠠⠥⠝⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠇⠕⠝⠙⠕⠝⠒ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠏⠗⠁⠛⠥⠑⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠲⠂⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠍⠊⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀⠼⠙⠀⠀⠼⠑⠀ ⠠⠠⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠠⠠⠓⠁⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠎⠞⠗⠑⠑⠞⠂⠀⠠⠑⠲⠠⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠏⠁⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠺⠑⠎⠞⠑⠗⠝⠀ ⠠⠠⠙⠁⠊⠇⠽⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠠⠋⠑⠃⠲⠀⠼⠃⠚⠞⠓⠂⠀⠼⠁⠊⠚⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠁⠝⠀⠠⠠⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠑⠉⠉⠑⠀⠠⠠⠓⠕⠍⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠙⠊⠞⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠞⠑⠗⠝⠀⠠⠙⠁⠊⠇⠽⠀ ⠠⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠊⠗⠂⠤⠤⠠⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠍⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠠⠑⠉⠉⠑⠀⠠⠓⠕⠍⠕⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠙⠑⠀ ⠠⠍⠥⠝⠅⠁⠉⠎⠽⠂⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠊⠝⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀
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