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Mentally Defective Children ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠙⠊⠎⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠀⠌⠁⠋⠋⠲
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⠕⠥⠞⠉⠗⠽⠀⠿⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠗⠊⠎⠢⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠺⠁⠽⠀⠔⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠘⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠗⠢⠀⠗⠑⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠊⠏⠇⠔⠑⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠧⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠧⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠢⠉⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠑⠺⠜⠙⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠽⠀⠷⠞⠢⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠀⠾⠀⠙⠊⠎⠙⠁⠔⠂⠀⠇⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠻⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠽⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀
⠮⠽⠀⠙⠀⠝⠀⠗⠑⠋⠥⠎⠑⠀⠮⠍⠀⠁⠇⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠲⠀⠠⠏⠥⠝⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠎⠂⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠓⠯⠂⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠁⠀⠃⠁⠙⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠊⠇⠇⠤⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠫⠀⠝⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠝⠛⠗⠽⠂⠀⠯
⠀⠗⠑⠃⠑⠇⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠌⠀⠏⠥⠝⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀⠎⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠞⠑⠁⠡⠻⠎⠀
⠌⠗⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠬⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠇⠊⠉⠞⠀⠾⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀
⠠⠐⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀⠿⠀
⠏⠎⠽⠡⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀⠧⠀⠑⠍⠃⠜⠗⠁⠎⠎⠬⠀⠿⠀⠏⠫⠁⠛⠕⠛⠽⠲⠀⠠⠓⠪⠂
⠀⠮⠝⠂⠀⠉⠀⠮⠀⠊⠇⠇⠤⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠫⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠊⠏⠇⠔⠑⠀⠱⠁⠞⠑⠧⠻⠦⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠐⠟⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠕⠇⠧⠑
⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠊⠇⠇⠤⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠫⠀⠱⠕⠀⠏⠗⠷⠊⠞⠀⠍⠕⠌
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⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠀⠘⠮⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠗⠢⠂⠀⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀
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⠞⠢⠙⠢⠉⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠌⠥⠙⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠝⠎⠺⠻⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠌⠊⠕⠝⠝⠁⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠩⠪⠎⠀⠥⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠡⠊⠑⠋⠀⠹⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
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