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Early Illustrated Books ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠉⠥⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀
⠐⠞⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠁⠝⠝⠀⠠⠵⠁⠔⠻⠀⠴⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠅⠔⠎⠍⠁⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠒⠥⠝⠮⠗⠀⠠⠵⠁⠔⠻⠀⠷⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠂⠀⠃⠀⠧⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠅⠝⠪⠝⠀⠷⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠙⠑⠀⠠⠉⠇⠜⠊⠎⠀
⠠⠍⠥⠇⠊⠻⠊⠃⠥⠎⠀⠃⠑⠛⠔⠎⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠋⠔⠑⠀⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠫⠀⠃⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠢⠙⠬⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠮⠀⠥⠏⠏⠻⠀⠯⠀⠊⠝⠝⠻⠀⠍⠜⠛⠔⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀
⠏⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠍⠻⠑⠇⠽⠀⠙⠑⠉⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠃⠀
⠏⠊⠉⠞⠕⠗⠊⠁⠇⠂⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠫⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠠⠁⠙⠁⠍⠀⠯⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠯⠬⠀
⠓⠻⠀⠓⠥⠎⠃⠯⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠑⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠠⠿⠃⠊⠙⠙⠢⠀⠠⠞⠗⠑⠑⠂⠀
⠁⠍⠊⠙⠀⠘⠱⠀⠃⠗⠁⠝⠡⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠑⠢⠀⠮⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠻⠏⠢⠞⠂
⠀⠦⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠞⠺⠊⠌⠫⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠇⠜⠛⠑⠀⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠠⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠝⠀⠞⠁⠏⠻⠬⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠥⠏⠏⠻⠀⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠃⠕⠗⠙⠻⠂⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠭⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠃⠗⠁⠝⠡⠂⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀
⠮⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠀⠑⠍⠃⠇⠑⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠧⠢⠀
⠙⠑⠁⠙⠇⠽⠀⠎⠔⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠝⠥⠍⠻⠳⠎⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠉⠥⠞⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠟⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠁⠧⠻⠁⠛⠑⠀⠠⠁⠥⠛⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠀⠐⠺⠲⠀
⠠⠕⠥⠗⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠩⠪⠎⠀⠠⠎⠉⠊⠏⠊⠕⠀⠺⠜⠝⠬⠀
⠠⠍⠁⠎⠎⠔⠊⠎⠎⠁⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠦⠀⠝⠑⠺⠇⠽⠀⠍⠜⠗⠊⠫⠀
⠺⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠓⠁⠏⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠠⠎⠕⠏⠓⠕⠝⠊⠎⠃⠁⠀⠙⠗⠔⠅⠬⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠕⠊⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠍⠜⠗⠊⠁⠛⠑⠀⠛⠊⠋⠞⠀⠓⠻⠀
⠓⠥⠎⠃⠯⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠎⠢⠙⠀⠓⠻⠲⠀⠀⠠⠵⠁⠔⠻⠄⠎⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠌⠗⠊⠅⠬⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠴⠀⠁⠡⠊⠑⠧⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠦⠀⠑⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠌⠑⠔⠓⠒⠕⠺⠑⠇⠄⠎⠀⠧⠻⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠯⠀⠠⠋⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠷⠀⠠⠠⠁⠑⠎⠕⠏⠂⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠝⠕⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠑⠇⠑⠧⠢⠀

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