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