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The fourth progressive reader ⠃⠗⠋ 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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