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Outlines of Creation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠧⠑⠛⠑⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠝⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠙⠑⠉⠁⠽⠬⠀⠧⠑⠛⠑⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠍⠳⠇⠙⠂⠀⠀
⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀⠾⠀⠉⠜⠃⠕⠝⠊⠉⠀⠁⠉⠊⠙⠀⠙⠊⠎⠎⠕⠇⠧⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠇⠥⠊⠙⠆⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠉⠜⠃⠕⠝⠊⠉⠀⠁⠉⠊⠙⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠡⠁⠝⠛⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠥⠝⠄⠎⠀⠗⠁⠽⠎⠀⠵⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠵⠀⠞⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠴⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠉⠜⠃⠕⠝⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠬⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠽⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠁⠏⠂⠀⠿⠍⠎⠀⠮⠀⠀⠛⠗⠑⠢⠀⠎⠥⠃⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠥⠙⠫⠀
⠞⠕⠂⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠡⠇⠕⠗⠕⠏⠓⠽⠇⠇⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠀⠛⠗⠑⠢⠀
⠉⠕⠇⠳⠗⠬⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠻⠀⠷⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠃⠁⠎⠊⠎⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠁⠇⠞⠻⠫⠀⠎⠁⠏⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠢⠙⠎⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠢⠀⠮
⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠃⠜⠅⠂⠀⠯⠀⠿⠍⠎⠀⠁⠀⠀⠙⠑⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠀
⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀
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⠿⠍⠻⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠚⠥⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠔⠥⠑⠎⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠻⠂⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠂⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠇⠙⠀
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⠎⠁⠏⠀⠝⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠁⠋⠀⠝⠳⠗⠊⠩⠫⠀⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠭⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠭⠀⠙⠑⠉⠁⠽⠎⠀⠯⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠷⠋⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠋⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠏⠻⠏⠢⠙⠊⠉⠥⠇⠜⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠷⠀⠠⠠⠑⠭⠕⠛⠢⠳⠎⠀⠠⠠⠺⠕⠕⠙⠀⠀⠶⠠⠠⠑⠇⠍⠶⠂
⠀⠠⠁⠂⠀⠮⠀⠏⠊⠹⠂⠀⠠⠃⠀⠠⠃⠂⠀⠮⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠽⠀⠗⠬⠎⠂⠀⠠⠉⠀⠠⠉⠂⠀⠮
⠀⠃⠜⠅⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀
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⠠⠠⠑⠭⠕⠛⠢⠳⠎⠀⠠⠠⠺⠕⠕⠙⠀⠀⠶⠠⠠⠉⠫⠜⠶⠂⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠫⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠁⠓⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀

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