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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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⠠⠁⠙⠚⠊⠉⠊⠞⠀⠑⠞⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠙⠂⠀⠏⠇⠥⠗⠊⠍⠥⠍⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠀
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⠑⠞⠀⠎⠏⠑⠀⠧⠊⠗⠛⠥⠇⠞⠊⠀⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠞⠔⠻⠑⠀⠏⠥⠏⠏⠊⠍⠀⠲⠲⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠉⠀
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⠔⠀⠍⠜⠊⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠑⠌⠺⠜⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
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