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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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