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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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