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Literature for Children ⠃⠗⠋ 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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