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Poems Teachers Ask For ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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