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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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