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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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