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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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