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The Wide Awake Third 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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