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

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