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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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