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Strange Pages from Family Papers ⠃⠗⠋ 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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