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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 · 1,200 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠏⠥⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠕⠝⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠞⠺⠊⠉⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠓⠁⠗⠙
⠀⠁⠎⠀⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀
⠠⠏⠇⠲⠀⠠⠠⠊⠧⠲⠤⠤⠠⠗⠁⠙⠊⠕⠞⠗⠕⠝⠀⠶⠠⠉⠕⠥⠗⠞⠑⠎⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠗⠁⠙⠊⠕⠀⠠⠉⠕⠗⠏⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠶⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠇⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠥⠙⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠎⠑⠞⠂⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠁⠛⠑⠤⠃⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠽⠀⠉⠑⠇⠇⠎⠂⠀
⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠽⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠞⠓⠀
⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀
⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠁⠛⠑⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠥⠞⠕⠍⠕⠃⠊⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠁⠥⠞⠕⠍⠕⠃⠊⠇⠑⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠽⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠉⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠽⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠙⠕⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇
⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠇⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂
⠀⠙⠕⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠦⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠞⠊⠝⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
⠋⠕⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠊⠕⠞⠀⠗⠁⠉⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠎⠑⠎
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞⠀⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠅⠎⠀⠁⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠓⠁⠗⠊⠕⠞⠎⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠛⠕⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠊⠞⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠏⠁⠞⠓⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠅⠀⠁⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠗⠁⠉⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀

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