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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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