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The Wide Awake Third Reader ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠬⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠎⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠔⠀⠮⠀⠓⠕⠞⠀
⠎⠥⠍⠍⠻⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠫⠀⠿⠀⠺⠔⠞⠻⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀
⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠑⠧⠻⠛⠗⠑⠢⠀⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠗⠕⠕⠍⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽
⠀⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠮⠀⠃⠗⠁⠝⠡⠑⠎⠀⠾⠀⠉⠕⠞⠞⠕⠝⠀⠎⠏⠗⠔⠅⠇⠫⠀⠀⠾⠀
⠙⠊⠁⠍⠕⠝⠙⠀⠙⠥⠌⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠇⠀⠎⠝⠪⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠉⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠊⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠅⠁⠞⠬⠀⠗⠔⠅⠀⠯⠀⠚⠬⠇⠫⠀
⠎⠇⠑⠊⠛⠓⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠽⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀⠐⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠁⠝⠽⠹⠬⠂⠀⠇⠂⠀⠀⠦⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁
⠀⠎⠥⠝⠝⠽⠀⠍⠕⠗⠝⠬⠂⠴⠀⠕⠗⠀⠦⠠⠊⠀⠹⠔⠅⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀⠗⠁⠔⠀
⠞⠕⠤⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠴⠀⠑⠀⠀⠐⠕⠀⠉⠗⠊⠫⠂⠀⠦⠠⠓⠪⠀⠺⠊⠎⠑⠖⠴⠀⠦⠠⠓⠪⠀
⠺⠕⠝⠙⠻⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠺⠊⠎⠑⠖⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠀⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠍⠏⠻⠕⠗⠀
⠴⠀⠎⠏⠕⠊⠇⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠴⠀⠧⠀⠥⠝⠿⠞⠥⠝⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠔⠀
⠠⠡⠔⠁⠂⠀⠚⠀⠵⠀⠔⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠀⠐⠕⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠎⠀⠿⠀
⠎⠏⠗⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠐⠕⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠍⠏⠻⠕⠗⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠫
⠀⠮⠀⠎⠏⠗⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠍⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠑⠧⠻⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠀
⠙⠥⠇⠇⠀⠺⠔⠞⠻⠀⠔⠀⠦⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠯⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠃⠗⠕⠮⠗⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠩⠔⠑⠀⠞⠕⠤⠍⠕⠗⠗⠪⠂⠴⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀⠀⠁⠞⠞⠢⠙⠁⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀⠦⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠯⠀⠮⠀⠎⠏⠗⠬⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠷⠀⠀⠽⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠤⠍⠕⠗⠗⠪⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠁⠞⠞⠢⠙⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠍⠏⠻⠕⠗⠄⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠯⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠔⠑⠌⠀⠀⠠⠡⠔⠑⠎⠑⠀⠏⠁⠏⠻⠀⠯⠀⠮⠝⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠫⠀⠭⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠛⠜⠙⠢⠲
⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠔⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠯⠎⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.