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Le Premier Livre ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠇⠁⠀⠋⠥⠊⠞⠑⠆⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠊⠀⠑⠞⠀⠀⠠⠵⠑⠗⠃⠊⠝⠕⠀⠞⠑⠀⠛⠁⠗⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀
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