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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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