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Children's Literature ⠃⠗⠋ 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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