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Discourses- Biological & Geological ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠋⠊⠑⠇⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠑⠥⠍⠂⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠀⠃⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀

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