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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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⠁⠎⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠕⠞⠀⠑⠍⠁⠝⠁⠞⠫⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠱⠕⠂⠀
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⠓⠻⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠁⠇⠞⠜⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠗⠑⠍⠁⠔⠙⠻⠀⠷⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠌⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠁⠋⠋⠁⠊⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠗⠊⠑⠋⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠒⠤⠤⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑⠀
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⠺⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠁⠙⠙⠗⠑⠎⠎⠫⠀⠓⠻⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀
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⠽⠳⠗⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠉⠅⠝⠪⠇⠫⠛⠑⠀⠽⠀⠵⠀⠍⠽⠀⠺⠊⠋⠑⠲⠀⠠⠽
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