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The Book of Life ⠃⠗⠋ 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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