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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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