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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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