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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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