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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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