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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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