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Views of nature: or Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation ⠃⠗⠋ 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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