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Poems Teachers Ask For ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠺⠊⠝⠙⠕⠺⠤⠉⠁⠞⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠄⠙⠀⠞⠊⠝⠅⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠙⠁⠽⠆⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠏⠑⠗⠀
⠉⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠍⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠗⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠺⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠁⠅⠑⠝⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠁⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠝⠞⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠠⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑
⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠄⠧⠑⠀⠎⠁⠧⠑⠙⠀⠍⠽⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠖⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠝⠀
⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠛⠕⠝⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠁⠗⠀⠛⠗⠁⠽⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠛⠇⠑⠁⠍⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠎⠓⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠕⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠀⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠠⠚⠕⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠊⠋⠑⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠚⠑⠁⠝⠝⠊⠑⠀⠠⠏⠑⠝⠙⠇⠑⠞⠕⠝⠀⠠⠑⠺⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠞⠺⠕⠀⠠⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠁⠞⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀
⠋⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠊⠍⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠗⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀
⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠗⠊⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠊⠍⠂⠀⠠⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠗⠥⠙⠙⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠗⠽⠎⠞⠁⠇⠀⠋⠇⠕⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠺⠊⠝⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠁⠇⠑⠗⠀⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠒⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠥⠎⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇
⠀⠞⠁⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠎⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠆⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠝
⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠁⠝⠟⠥⠑⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠊⠗⠞⠓⠂⠀
⠠⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠅⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠆⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠥⠙⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠙⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠎⠕⠥⠇⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠀⠠⠋⠑⠇⠇⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠍⠽⠀⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠃⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠅⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠗⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠗⠕⠺⠝⠆⠀

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