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Letters to His Son, Complete ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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