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Obed Hussey ⠃⠗⠋ 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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