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