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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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⠊⠎⠀⠀⠎⠞⠊⠛⠍⠁⠞⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠏⠗⠑⠞⠞⠽⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀
⠙⠑⠧⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠙⠥⠇⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠀
⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽
⠀⠛⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠗⠍⠀
⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠍⠊⠎⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠊⠝⠋⠁⠝⠞⠀
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⠊⠎⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠇⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠑⠃⠑⠇⠀
⠺⠁⠎⠀⠏⠗⠑⠤⠠⠙⠁⠗⠺⠊⠝⠊⠁⠝⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠕⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙
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⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠊⠉⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠙⠑⠏⠁⠗⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠕⠑⠃⠑⠇⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠓⠃⠋⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠠⠃⠊⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠎⠞⠀⠠⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅
⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀
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