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Expository Writing ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠊⠞⠁⠇⠊⠁⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠗⠕⠕⠏⠎⠀⠯⠀⠃⠯⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀
⠍⠊⠎⠎⠀⠘⠮⠀⠹⠬⠎⠀⠿⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠯⠀⠁⠉⠉⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
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