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Letters to His Friends ⠃⠗⠋ 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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