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Poems Teachers Ask For ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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