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The Teacher ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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