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The Pencil of Nature ⠃⠗⠋ 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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