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Popular Education ⠃⠗⠋ 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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