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

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