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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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