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The Infant System ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠎⠅⠊⠇⠇⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠃⠪⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠍⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠉⠜⠑⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠻⠧⠑⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠁⠧⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠚⠕⠔⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠀⠷⠀⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠉⠊⠞⠊⠵⠢⠂⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠅⠊⠇⠋⠥⠇⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠵⠁⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠃⠗⠫⠀⠀⠍⠁⠝⠆⠀⠃⠀⠁
⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀⠏⠪⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠬⠀⠔⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠁⠀
⠠⠃⠁⠉⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠀⠠⠝⠑⠺⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠁⠌⠀⠎⠽⠌⠑⠍⠀⠶⠿⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠧⠢⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠀⠭⠶⠀⠵⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠢⠞⠀⠴⠂⠀⠞⠀⠮
⠀⠊⠝⠋⠻⠊⠕⠗⠀⠏⠪⠻⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠍⠔⠙⠀⠶⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠔⠀⠏⠗⠑⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠑⠋⠿⠞⠀⠴⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠌⠕⠗⠑⠀⠭⠀⠾⠀⠊⠝⠿⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠱⠊⠡⠂⠀⠕⠺⠬⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠊⠝⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠬⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠢⠞⠂
⠀⠀⠴⠀⠎⠑⠇⠙⠕⠍⠀⠕⠗⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠷⠀⠥⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠕⠮⠗⠎⠀⠴⠀⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠟⠀⠑⠝⠳⠛⠓⠂⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠡⠊⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠞⠗⠳⠃⠇⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠹⠔⠅⠀⠿⠀⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠿⠍⠀⠁⠝⠀⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠵⠀⠭⠀
⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠎⠽⠌⠑⠍⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠺⠊⠎⠑⠀⠀⠍⠢⠆⠀⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀
⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠜⠗⠕⠞⠎⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠗⠢⠲⠀
⠠⠓⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠹⠬⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠫⠀⠔⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠋⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠗⠢⠀⠀⠹⠔⠅⠬⠂⠤⠤⠞⠕⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠮⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠔⠑⠂⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠜⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠑⠂⠀⠔⠀

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