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Letters to Persons Who Are Engaged in Domestic Service ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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