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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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