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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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