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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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⠠⠓⠽⠏⠕⠎⠞⠁⠎⠊⠀⠠⠞⠗⠊⠝⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠂⠀
⠠⠓⠕⠇⠽⠂⠀⠠⠚⠥⠎⠞⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠑⠗⠉⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠧⠕⠇⠥⠝⠞⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠠⠎⠁⠝⠉⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠠⠚⠥⠎⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠎⠂⠀⠠⠧⠑⠗⠁⠭⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠠⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽
⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠕⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠀⠍⠁⠭⠊⠍⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎
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