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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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