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Strange Pages from Family Papers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠚⠁⠝⠑⠞⠀⠠⠙⠁⠇⠗⠽⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠙⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠀⠠⠎⠞⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠎⠑⠉⠗⠑⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑⠙⠀⠓⠑⠗⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠀⠠⠗⠥⠞⠓⠑⠗⠋⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀
⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀
⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠥⠏⠇⠑⠀⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠕⠇⠙⠀
⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠞⠗⠕⠞⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠎⠕⠇⠑⠍⠝⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠀⠇⠁⠙⠽⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠉⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠙⠋⠥⠇⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠓⠑⠗⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠏⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠋⠁⠊⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠎⠥⠊⠞⠕⠗⠀⠎⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠚⠁⠝⠑⠞⠀
⠠⠙⠁⠇⠗⠽⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠇⠙⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠠⠇⠁⠙⠽⠀⠠⠎⠞⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠊⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠗⠗⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠎⠥⠊⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀
⠠⠙⠁⠧⠊⠙⠀⠠⠙⠥⠝⠃⠁⠗⠂⠀⠎⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠙⠁⠧⠊⠙⠀
⠠⠙⠥⠝⠃⠁⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠃⠁⠇⠙⠕⠕⠝⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠺⠊⠛⠞⠕⠝⠎⠓⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠚⠁⠝⠑⠞⠀⠠⠙⠁⠇⠗⠽⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠋⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠑⠉⠗⠑⠞⠀⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠠⠇⠁⠙⠽⠀⠠⠎⠞⠁⠊⠗⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁
⠀⠍⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠗⠊⠋⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠀⠠⠗⠥⠞⠓⠑⠗⠋⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠗⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀

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