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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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