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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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