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Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son ⠃⠗⠋ 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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346,451 braille cells · 364 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,040 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠼⠃⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠊⠧⠀⠀⠠⠗⠁⠙⠊⠕⠞⠗⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠧⠁⠗⠊⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠙⠑⠝⠎⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠠⠗⠁⠙⠊⠕⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠽⠲⠀⠠⠧⠕⠇⠞⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠁⠍⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠞⠕⠝⠀⠠⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀
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⠠⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠍⠊⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠞⠥⠃⠑⠂⠀⠠⠥⠀⠠⠧⠀⠼⠃⠚⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠚⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠊⠀⠀⠠⠏⠓⠕⠞⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠧⠊⠃⠗⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠎⠞⠗⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠑⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠧⠊⠊⠊⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠍⠑⠉⠓⠁⠝⠊⠎⠍⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠠⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠠⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠀⠠⠉⠕⠲⠀⠠⠁⠥⠙⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀
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⠠⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠞⠑⠗⠝⠀⠠⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠀

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