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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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