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The Orbis Pictus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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