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Poems Teachers Ask For ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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