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Books Fatal to Their Authors ⠃⠗⠋ 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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