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