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

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