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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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