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Strange Pages from Family Papers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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