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L'art de lire ⠃⠗⠋ 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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