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The Silent Readers: Sixth 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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