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The Butterfly Book ⠃⠗⠋ 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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