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Outlines of Creation ⠃⠗⠋ 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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