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Letters to Children ⠃⠗⠋ 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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