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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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠙⠑⠥⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠺⠕⠗⠝⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠥⠝⠞⠕⠇⠙
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