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

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