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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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⠠⠃⠁⠝⠅⠎⠀⠠⠞⠗⠁⠛⠫⠽⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠎⠥⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠀⠴⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠞⠞⠫⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠱⠢⠀⠓⠑⠀⠞⠳⠡⠫⠀⠮⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮
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⠶⠠⠁⠉⠞⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠊⠲⠂⠀⠎⠉⠲⠀⠼⠙⠶⠂⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠬⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠛⠓⠕⠌⠂⠀
⠎⠁⠽⠎⠒⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠺⠀⠓⠀⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠆⠀⠮⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀
⠺⠀⠓⠀⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠌⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠅⠝⠪⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑
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