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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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