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