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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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