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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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