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The Ontario Readers ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠗⠁⠝⠁⠇⠙⠄⠎⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠎⠀⠗⠕⠎⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠐⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠀⠔⠀⠦⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠕⠝⠄⠎⠀
⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠩⠁⠙⠪⠎⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠬⠀⠁⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠸⠮⠀⠏⠁⠹⠲⠀⠀⠠⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠀⠧
⠀⠙⠜⠅⠀⠩⠁⠙⠪⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠎⠏⠗⠥⠉⠑⠀⠮⠗⠑⠂⠀⠠⠗⠁⠝⠁⠇⠙⠂⠀⠩⠑⠀
⠉⠗⠊⠫⠂⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠂⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠕⠁⠙⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠋⠀⠃⠑⠓⠔⠙⠀⠮⠍⠀⠮⠀
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⠀⠡⠕⠗⠥⠎⠀⠷⠀⠓⠪⠇⠎⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠃⠥⠩⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠺⠁⠍⠏⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠃
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⠏⠕⠝⠽⠀⠎⠏⠗⠁⠝⠛⠀⠿⠺⠜⠙⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠎⠝⠕⠗⠞⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠇⠞⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠍⠔⠥⠞⠑⠎⠄⠀⠗⠥⠝⠝⠬⠂⠀
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⠝⠑⠜⠻⠲⠀⠀⠠⠱⠺⠤⠑⠑⠤⠺⠪⠂⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠮⠀⠩⠕⠗⠞⠻⠂⠀⠩⠜⠏⠻⠀
⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠎⠺⠁⠍⠏⠂⠀⠃⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠝⠑⠜⠻⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠯⠀⠍
⠀⠔⠀⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠞⠗⠽⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠷⠋⠀⠸⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠽⠲
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