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Letters to His Friends ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 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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