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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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