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Rollo Learning to Read ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠦⠠⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠴⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠓⠑⠂⠀⠦⠍⠁⠽⠀⠠⠊⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠕⠦⠴

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