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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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⠠⠠⠙⠊⠁⠻⠑⠎⠊⠎⠀⠠⠠⠃⠑⠇⠪⠀⠞⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠅⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠀⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠛⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠇⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀
⠠⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠀⠅⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠝⠙⠀⠞⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠗⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬
⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠙⠀
⠙⠗⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠧⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠀⠋⠗⠀⠋⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠗⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠀⠎⠅⠁⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠞⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠀⠍⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀
⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠇⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠎⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠥⠏⠀⠠⠠⠞⠁⠉⠅⠀⠠⠠⠃⠑⠇⠪⠀
⠎⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠧⠑⠧⠄⠑⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠗⠑⠧⠻⠎⠑⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠥⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠧⠻⠇⠁⠽⠝⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠧⠪⠑⠇⠀⠀⠠⠠⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠑⠲⠀⠀⠊⠠⠠⠉⠕⠍⠃⠔⠬⠀⠠⠠⠍⠁⠉⠗⠕⠝⠀
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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.