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The Literary World Seventh 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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