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The child under eight ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠵⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠇⠽⠀⠵⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑
⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀⠦⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠌⠁⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠉⠗⠥⠞⠔⠊⠎⠑⠀⠮⠀⠑⠝⠧⠊⠗⠕⠝⠍⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠭⠀⠀
⠷⠋⠻⠎⠀⠲⠲⠲⠀⠞⠕⠀⠥⠞⠊⠇⠊⠎⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠍⠑⠑⠞⠬⠀⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠀⠝⠑⠫⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠗⠑⠍⠕⠧⠑⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠓⠥⠗⠞⠋⠥⠇⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠁⠌⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠞⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠙⠑⠋⠑⠉⠞⠎
⠀⠊⠋⠀⠮⠽⠀⠀⠸⠉⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠦⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠏⠜⠢⠞⠎⠀⠷⠋⠻⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎
⠀⠝⠀⠝⠑⠫⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠺⠀⠙⠑⠌⠗⠕⠽⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠄⠎⠀
⠋⠁⠊⠹⠀⠀⠔⠀⠸⠮⠀⠎⠽⠍⠏⠁⠮⠞⠊⠉⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠬⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠗⠬⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠀⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠯⠀⠎⠥⠗⠗⠳⠝⠙⠬⠎⠀⠔⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀
⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠃⠀⠀⠁⠋⠿⠙⠬⠀⠁⠀⠍⠔⠊⠍⠥⠍⠀⠷⠀
⠕⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠗⠽⠂⠀⠛⠥⠜⠙⠬⠀⠯⠀⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠬⠀⠀
⠃⠀⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠋⠻⠬⠂⠀⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠁⠇⠹⠽
⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠢⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠗⠥⠏⠞⠫⠲⠀
⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠱⠁⠞⠀⠗⠑⠍⠜⠅⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠑⠃⠑⠇⠀⠀
⠁⠝⠞⠊⠉⠊⠏⠁⠞⠫⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠍⠕⠙⠻⠝⠀
⠏⠎⠽⠡⠕⠤⠁⠝⠁⠇⠽⠎⠊⠎⠀⠔⠀⠦⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠎⠀⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠊⠩⠀
⠋⠁⠥⠇⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠎⠳⠗⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠝⠑⠛⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀
⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠯⠂⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠇⠽⠂⠀⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠙⠊⠌⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠀
⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠏⠪⠻⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠗⠃⠊⠞⠗⠜⠽⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠻⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠇⠽⠀⠀⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀

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