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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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠽⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠒⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
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⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠤⠠⠠⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠠⠠⠋⠁⠊⠗⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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