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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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