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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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