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Practical High School Speller ⠃⠗⠋ 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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