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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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