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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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⠇⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠘⠹⠀⠔⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠀⠿⠀
⠱⠕⠍⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠑⠇⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠁⠇⠅⠬⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠴⠀
⠌⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠃⠽⠀⠦⠀⠟⠥⠊⠑⠞⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠒⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀
⠐⠎⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠱⠢⠀⠠⠊⠀⠴⠀⠽⠳⠝⠛⠻⠆⠀⠃⠀⠘⠹⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠍⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠿⠃⠑⠎⠀⠠⠗⠕⠃⠔⠎⠕⠝⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠏⠪⠻
⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠟⠀⠗⠑⠉⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀⠦⠀
⠽⠑⠜⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠀⠱⠢⠀⠠⠿⠃⠑⠎⠀⠠⠗⠕⠃⠔⠎⠕⠝⠀⠴⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠥⠝⠙⠻⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠞⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠅⠝⠪⠝⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠎⠏⠢⠙⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
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⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠐⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠎⠥⠗⠏⠗⠊⠎⠫⠀⠞⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠻⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠑⠀⠼⠙⠁⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠍⠥⠡⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠓⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠢⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠭⠲⠀⠀
⠄⠠⠵⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠁⠇⠅⠫⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀⠷⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠻⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠌⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠫
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⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
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⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠎⠀⠺⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠓⠪⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠇⠽⠀⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠞⠻⠫⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠕⠮⠗⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠓⠪⠀⠺⠊⠙⠑⠀⠶⠀⠦⠀
⠎⠽⠍⠏⠁⠹⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠍⠑⠍⠃⠻⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠀

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