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Letters from a living dead man ⠃⠗⠋ 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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