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McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠊⠍⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠂⠀⠓⠂⠀⠚⠂⠀⠇⠂⠀⠍⠂⠀⠝⠂⠀ ⠗⠂⠀⠎⠂⠀⠧⠂⠀⠭⠂⠀⠵⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠀⠎⠕⠋⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠋⠕⠥⠗⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠍⠊⠤⠧⠕⠺⠑⠇⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠟⠥⠊⠙⠎⠆ ⠀⠧⠊⠵⠲⠂⠀⠇⠂⠀⠍⠂⠀⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀ ⠇⠊⠟⠥⠊⠙⠎⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠥⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠎⠕⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠇⠽⠀ ⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠇⠕⠺⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀ ⠠⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠥⠞⠞⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠇⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠥⠇⠎⠑⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠒⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀ ⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠆⠀⠁⠎⠀⠀⠀⠁⠂⠀⠃⠁⠙⠂⠀⠃⠁⠙⠤⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀ ⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀ ⠉⠕⠍⠃⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠆⠀⠁⠎⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠂⠀ ⠝⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠕⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠁⠎⠂⠀⠍⠁⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀ ⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀ ⠠⠙⠊⠎⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠁⠎⠂⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀ ⠠⠞⠗⠊⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠁⠎⠂⠀⠍⠁⠝⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠠⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀ ⠠⠏⠕⠇⠽⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠉⠉⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑ ⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠑⠙⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍
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