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The Ontario High School 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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495,142 braille cells · 511 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,351 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠗⠑⠇⠁⠭⠑⠙⠀⠍⠥⠎⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠞⠑⠝⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠙⠑⠋⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠀⠶⠏⠲⠀⠼⠃⠚⠋⠶⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠎⠂⠀⠎⠑⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠑⠗⠕⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠝⠑⠗⠧⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠑⠝⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠤⠏⠊⠞⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀
⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠂⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀
⠠⠓⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠥⠎⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠇⠕⠥⠙⠀⠉⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠁⠉⠅⠂⠀⠠⠇⠁⠗⠞⠊⠥⠎⠖⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠍⠊⠝⠊⠥⠎⠖
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠁⠉⠅⠂⠀⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠥⠊⠝⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠖⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠎⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠅⠑⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠓⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠇⠍⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠇⠑⠙⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠀⠠⠞⠊⠃⠑⠗⠖⠀⠠⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠠⠞⠊⠃⠑⠗⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠂⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠁⠗⠍⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠁⠽⠖⠀⠀⠠⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠀⠗⠊⠎⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠊⠞⠉⠓⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠑⠝⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠓⠑⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠃⠕⠞⠞⠕⠍⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠀⠕⠝⠀⠙⠗⠽⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠎⠆
⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠀⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠛⠕⠗⠽⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠆⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠺⠂⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠇⠁⠏⠏⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠊⠎⠑
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠑⠑⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠕⠥⠙⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠗⠊⠧⠑⠗⠤⠠⠛⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠕⠗⠝⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.