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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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