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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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