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The Human Boy ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠓⠕⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠏⠑⠇⠀⠀⠽⠑⠎⠞⠑⠗⠙⠁⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠑⠗⠤⠓⠕⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠃⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀
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⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠽⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠋⠊⠑⠗⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠓⠁⠊⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠁⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠍⠊⠇⠇⠽⠀⠀⠇⠁⠥⠛⠓⠑⠙⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠎⠝⠑⠁⠅⠑⠙⠀
⠕⠋⠋⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠽⠦⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠁⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠓⠥⠍⠀⠠⠊
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⠠⠉⠕⠗⠅⠑⠽⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠙⠂⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠓⠥⠍⠲⠴
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⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠍⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠊⠎⠉⠓⠊⠑⠋⠲⠀⠠⠃⠑⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠽⠀⠀
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⠀⠎⠞⠕⠕⠙⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠋⠇⠑⠎⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠀⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀
⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀⠠⠊⠄⠍⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠉⠕⠗⠅⠑⠽⠀⠀⠍⠊⠝⠊⠍⠥⠎⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠃⠗⠁⠽⠀
⠺⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠥⠏⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠼⠦⠛⠽⠍⠲⠄⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠞⠕⠀
⠇⠊⠉⠅⠀⠓⠊⠍⠦⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠕⠺⠇⠑⠀⠎⠍⠁⠉⠅⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠏⠎⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠓⠑⠄⠎⠀⠃⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠴
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