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New National First Reader ⠃⠗⠋ 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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69,248 braille cells · 77 embossed pages at 40×25 · 4,734 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠀⠠⠠⠥⠏⠀⠠⠠⠞⠁⠉⠅⠀⠠⠠⠃⠑⠇⠕⠺⠀⠓⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀
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⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠎⠓⠀⠙⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠎⠓⠀⠋⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠎⠓⠀
⠺⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠎⠓⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀
⠠⠇⠕⠕⠅⠂⠀⠍⠁⠍⠍⠁⠄⠖⠀⠠⠎⠑⠑⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠏⠗⠑⠞⠞⠽⠀⠋⠊⠎⠓⠖⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠞⠗⠕⠥⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀
⠛⠑⠞⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠦⠀⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠀⠉⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠃⠗⠕⠕⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠋⠊⠎⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠠⠕⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠂⠀
⠇⠕⠕⠅⠂⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠟⠥⠊⠉⠅⠖⠀⠠⠎⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠋⠊⠎⠓⠖⠀
⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠋⠊⠎⠓⠀
⠝⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙
⠀⠉⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠎⠓⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠙⠕⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓
⠀⠊⠞⠦⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠍⠁⠍⠍⠁⠄⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠂⠀⠍⠽
⠀⠃⠕⠽⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠊⠎⠓⠲⠀
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⠠⠽⠕⠥⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠕⠕⠅⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀
⠞⠗⠕⠥⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠁⠗⠍⠀⠺⠁⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠀⠠⠠⠑⠭⠑⠗⠉⠊⠎⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠒⠀
⠎⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠙⠊⠁⠑⠗⠑⠎⠊⠎⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.