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New National Fourth 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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⠗⠑⠁⠇⠆⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠎⠅⠊⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠭⠀
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⠉⠇⠑⠁⠝⠎⠑⠙⠂⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠝⠑⠙⠆⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠙⠊⠗⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠎⠊⠞⠀⠥⠀⠁⠄⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠁⠄⠍⠕⠥⠎⠂⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓
⠀⠞⠁⠇⠅⠑⠙⠀⠕⠋⠆⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠋⠗⠑⠄⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠀⠇⠽⠂
⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⠝⠄⠉⠊⠀⠙⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠙⠧⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠑⠆⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠲
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⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠔⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠙⠧⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠠⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠠⠁⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠕⠝⠤⠓⠥⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠞⠕⠕⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠊⠝⠉⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠂
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⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠉⠁⠞⠞⠇⠑⠤⠏⠑⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠎⠞⠗⠕⠽⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠧⠊⠇⠇⠁⠛⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠙⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠑⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀
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