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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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