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Expository Writing ⠃⠗⠋ 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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