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The Bible of nature ⠃⠗⠋ 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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368,272 braille cells · 392 embossed pages at 40×25 · 52 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠑⠎⠏⠕⠥⠎⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠠⠚⠑⠺⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠀⠠⠍⠕⠗⠊⠎⠉⠁⠀⠺⠁⠎
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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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