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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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⠠⠚⠁⠝⠧⠊⠑⠗⠂⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠍⠁⠎⠀⠠⠁⠲⠂⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠵⠞⠑⠉⠀
⠠⠞⠗⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠠⠓⠕⠥⠎⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠅⠁⠇⠑⠗⠂⠀⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀
⠠⠕⠞⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠞⠕⠃⠽⠀⠠⠞⠽⠇⠑⠗⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠠⠞⠑⠝⠀⠠⠺⠑⠑⠅⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓
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