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The child under eight ⠃⠗⠋ 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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