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The 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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72,234 braille cells · 77 embossed pages at 40×25 · 401 unrepresentable characters omitted

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

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