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Mentally Defective Children ⠃⠗⠋ 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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