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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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