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The Book of Life ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀
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⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠓⠕⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠗⠕⠇⠇⠀
⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠋⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠺⠊⠍⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠁⠆⠀⠎⠕⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠗⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀
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