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The Children's Book of Stars ⠃⠗⠋ 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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