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

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