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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.