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The course 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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