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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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