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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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