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Letters to His Son, Complete ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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