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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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