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A dead man's diary ⠃⠗⠋ 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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