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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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⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀⠏⠗⠑⠙⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠋⠊⠝⠁⠝⠉⠊⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠎⠓⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠋⠥⠗
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