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Original letters and biographic epitomes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.
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⠕⠗⠙⠻⠫⠀⠡⠁⠝⠝⠑⠇⠀⠷⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠎⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯ ⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠐⠕⠀⠁⠙⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀⠮⠍⠀⠵⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠮⠗⠑⠂⠀⠷⠀⠁ ⠀⠞⠗⠥⠹⠂⠀⠊⠝⠧⠊⠙⠊⠳⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠜⠊⠎⠕⠝⠀⠑⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀ ⠗⠑⠞⠊⠉⠢⠉⠑⠀⠩⠁⠇⠇⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠛⠥⠜⠙⠀⠮⠀⠎⠏⠁⠉⠑⠀⠞⠀ ⠊⠝⠞⠻⠧⠢⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠊⠭⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀⠛⠗⠳⠝⠙⠎⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀ ⠑⠭⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠑⠍⠃⠕⠙⠊⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀⠍⠁⠌⠻⠀⠀ ⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠍⠥⠎⠊⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠀⠮⠀⠠⠠⠃⠁⠹⠀ ⠠⠠⠡⠗⠕⠝⠊⠉⠇⠑⠂⠀⠠⠚⠁⠝⠥⠜⠽⠀⠼⠉⠚⠹⠂⠀⠼⠁⠊⠚⠃⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠍⠫⠊⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠃⠻⠹⠕⠇⠙⠀⠠⠠⠞⠳⠗⠎⠄⠀⠠⠠⠑⠧⠢⠬ ⠀⠠⠠⠎⠻⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠠⠠⠔⠀⠠⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠙⠊⠞⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀ ⠠⠃⠁⠹⠀⠠⠡⠗⠕⠝⠊⠉⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠊⠗⠂⠤⠤⠠⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠭ ⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠀⠎⠢⠎⠑⠀⠭⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠝⠀ ⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀ ⠥⠝⠔⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠻⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀ ⠠⠃⠁⠹⠀⠠⠡⠗⠕⠝⠊⠉⠇⠑⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠥⠗⠎⠥⠑⠀ ⠟⠥⠊⠑⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀⠮⠀⠍⠫⠊⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠋⠊⠞⠂ ⠀⠾⠂⠀⠐⠎⠀⠁⠍⠳⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠀⠋⠑⠁⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀ ⠔⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠻⠝⠬⠀⠮⠀⠁⠏⠕⠮⠕⠎⠊⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠁⠝⠀ ⠑⠧⠢⠬⠀⠎⠻⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠍⠥⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠿⠍⠂⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠧⠻⠎⠁⠞⠊⠇⠑⠀ ⠏⠢⠀⠷⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠻⠹⠕⠇⠙⠀⠠⠞⠳⠗⠎⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠅⠑⠽⠀⠷⠀⠠⠙⠂⠀ ⠱⠊⠡⠂⠀⠾⠀⠝⠕⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠉⠇⠁⠞⠀⠀⠴⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀ ⠎⠑⠟⠥⠢⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠑⠧⠢⠞⠎⠂⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠌⠲⠀ ⠠⠗⠁⠏⠓⠁⠑⠇⠄⠎⠀⠠⠡⠥⠗⠡⠂⠀⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠌⠕⠇⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠙⠁⠽⠂⠀ ⠮⠀⠼⠁⠃⠹⠀⠊⠝⠌⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠁⠉⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀ ⠑⠧⠢⠬⠀⠀⠎⠻⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠏⠏⠕⠔⠞⠫⠀
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