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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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