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The Teacher ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠍⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀
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⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀⠍⠑⠗⠑⠀⠙⠥⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠂⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠇⠑⠁⠙⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠽⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀
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⠏⠗⠊⠵⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠽⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀
⠉⠁⠗⠑⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠆⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠀⠑⠭⠓⠊⠃⠊⠞⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀

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