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Strange Pages from Family Papers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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