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

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.