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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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