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Sanders' Union Fourth 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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⠊⠝⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠲⠀
⠠⠁⠇⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠛⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠃⠇⠕⠎⠎⠕⠍⠄⠂⠀⠝⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠗⠥⠊⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠍⠑⠁⠞⠄⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠇⠕⠉⠅⠎⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀⠕⠋⠋⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠙⠄⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠓⠑⠗⠙⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠇⠇⠎⠄⠆⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠚⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠀⠚⠕⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠍⠽⠀⠎⠁⠇⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠠⠃⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠀
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⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑
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⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠛⠇⠑⠄⠎⠀⠝⠑⠎⠞⠄⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠽⠑⠀
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⠎⠞⠕⠗⠍⠄⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠽⠑⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠝⠊⠝⠛⠎⠄⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀
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