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How to Study ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠕⠺⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠽
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠇⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠺⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠦⠀⠀
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⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠥⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠆⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠑⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠛⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠥⠏⠀
⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠁⠀⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠇⠊⠑⠃⠝⠊⠞⠵⠂⠀
⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠂⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠉⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠙⠑⠟⠥⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠥⠊⠞⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀
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⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠚⠑⠧⠕⠝⠄⠎⠀⠠⠑⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠗⠽⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠇⠕⠛⠊⠉⠀⠶⠠⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠧⠊⠊⠶⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀
⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠽⠂⠀
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⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠉⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠁⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠇⠊⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠑⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠟⠥⠊⠧⠕⠉⠁⠇⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀
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