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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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