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Letters to His Son, Complete ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠙⠗⠁⠺⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠇⠁⠥⠎⠁⠝⠝⠑⠂⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠽⠀⠶⠀⠮⠗⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠢⠞⠀
⠕⠧⠻⠀⠐⠓⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠀⠱⠕⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀
⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠑⠧⠻⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠍⠽⠀⠓⠯⠎⠒⠀⠯⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠫⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠌⠀⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠢⠞⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠙⠊⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠼⠁⠛⠙⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠙⠑⠜⠀⠠⠠⠃⠕⠽⠒⠀⠠⠏⠀⠷⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀⠁⠛⠑⠀
⠓⠂⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠇⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠥⠝⠛⠥⠜⠙⠫⠀⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀
⠮⠍⠆⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠮⠍⠀⠮⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠏⠗⠑⠽⠀⠯⠀⠃⠥⠃⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠷
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⠅⠝⠁⠧⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠱⠕⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠮⠍⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠸⠮⠀
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⠥⠝⠃⠳⠝⠙⠫⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠸⠮⠀⠇⠕⠎⠎⠂⠀
⠷⠞⠢⠀⠞⠕⠀⠸⠮⠀⠗⠥⠔⠲⠀⠠⠃⠑⠺⠜⠑⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠂⠀⠝⠪⠀⠞⠀⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑
⠀⠉⠕⠍⠬⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠂⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠋⠻⠗⠫⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠩⠊⠏⠎⠲
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⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠘⠥⠀⠁⠀⠩⠕⠗⠞⠀
⠁⠉⠟⠥⠁⠔⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠩⠊⠏⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠇⠪⠀
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