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First Italian Readings ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠗⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠍⠊⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠀⠉⠊⠀⠉⠓⠑⠀⠑⠗⠁⠀⠁⠧⠧⠑⠝⠥⠞⠕⠲⠀
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⠧⠁⠏⠕⠗⠑⠦⠀⠠⠁⠧⠑⠧⠁⠍⠕⠀⠥⠗⠞⠁⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠀⠥⠝⠕⠀

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