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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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