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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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