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New National First Reader ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀⠀⠠⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠀⠛⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠞⠀⠚⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠇⠄⠇⠽⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠀⠗⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠍⠏⠀⠃⠗⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠙⠀⠋⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠭⠀⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠞⠀⠋⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠝⠙⠀⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠙⠕⠞⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠋⠞⠄⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠞⠊⠇⠙⠑⠗⠀⠍⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠞⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠧⠪⠑⠇⠀⠀⠠⠠⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠑⠲⠀⠀
⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠀⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠭⠀
⠃⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠭⠀⠋⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠭⠀
⠙⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠛⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠀
⠝⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠞⠀⠞⠕⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠏⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠂⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠽⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠽⠳⠗⠀
⠋⠕⠭⠦⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠁⠏⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀
⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠞⠁⠍⠑⠀⠝⠪⠦⠀⠀⠠⠕⠀⠽⠑⠎⠖⠀⠯⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠧⠀⠋⠕⠝⠙⠀⠷⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠗⠕⠍⠏⠂⠀⠯⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠓⠀⠁⠀
⠚⠕⠇⠇⠽⠀⠐⠞⠀⠾⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠕⠮⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠙⠀⠽⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠑⠁⠞⠦⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠍⠑⠁⠞⠀⠯⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠉⠀⠁
⠀⠋⠕⠭⠀⠗⠥⠝⠀⠋⠁⠌⠂⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠦⠀⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠋⠕⠭⠀⠉⠀
⠗⠥⠝⠀⠧⠀⠋⠁⠌⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠀⠴
⠀⠐⠓⠀⠾⠀⠦⠀⠙⠕⠛⠀⠠⠗⠕⠧⠻⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠋⠕⠭⠀⠴⠀⠁⠋⠗⠁⠊⠙⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠗⠕⠧⠻⠂⠀⠯⠀⠗⠁⠝⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀

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.