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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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