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Short Stories for English Courses ⠃⠗⠋ 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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