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Poems Teachers Ask For ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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