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The Egyptian Book of the dead ⠃⠗⠋ 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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832,217 braille cells · 855 embossed pages at 40×25 · 14,975 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠞⠑⠭⠞⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀
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⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠗⠑⠝⠕⠥⠋⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠇⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠞⠺⠑⠝⠞⠽⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎
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⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠗⠑⠝⠕⠥⠋
⠀⠛⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠁⠊⠝⠀⠎⠕⠥⠗⠉⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠀⠙⠑⠗⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠦⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠗⠗⠥⠏⠞⠀⠠⠞⠥⠗⠊⠝⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠲⠴⠀⠀⠠⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠑⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠲⠼⠙⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠃⠁⠎⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠭⠠⠧⠠⠊⠠⠊⠠⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙
⠀⠠⠭⠠⠊⠠⠭⠞⠓⠀⠙⠽⠝⠁⠎⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀
⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠛⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠕⠎⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠞⠑⠭⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠃⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀
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⠉⠕⠍⠏⠊⠇⠑⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠏⠁⠏⠽⠗⠊⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠝⠑⠎⠆⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠇⠑⠀⠙⠕⠉⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀

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