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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

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

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