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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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