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Home education ⠃⠗⠋ 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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