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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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