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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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