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The Orbis Pictus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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