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The Infant System ⠃⠗⠋ 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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