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Letters to His Son, Complete ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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