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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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