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Strange Pages from Family Papers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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