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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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