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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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