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Eighth Reader ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠞⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠍⠕⠥⠞⠓⠂⠀⠁⠇⠊⠧⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠕⠂⠀⠉⠇⠥⠞⠉⠓⠑⠙
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