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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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