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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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⠾⠳⠞⠀⠊⠝⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠁⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠇⠇⠁⠝⠕⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠂⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎
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⠏⠗⠊⠍⠊⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠔⠢⠞⠀⠶⠀
⠁⠇⠍⠕⠌⠀⠱⠕⠇⠇⠽⠀⠀⠥⠝⠁⠉⠟⠥⠁⠔⠞⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠝⠁⠛⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀
⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠎⠀⠽⠊⠑⠇⠙⠬⠀⠍⠊⠇⠅⠼⠃⠋⠲⠀⠠⠎⠉⠜⠉⠑⠇⠽⠀⠀⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠮

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