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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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