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Menticulture; or, the A-B-C of True Living ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠙⠁⠽⠀⠠⠙⠗⠲⠀⠀⠠⠇⠤⠤⠤⠤⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠕⠍⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠗⠑⠎⠕⠗⠞⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀⠙⠊⠵⠵⠽⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠺⠊⠞⠉⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠂⠀⠁⠎⠅⠑⠙⠀⠍⠑⠀⠁⠀⠇⠕⠞⠀⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠍⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠽⠀⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠥⠞⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠇⠽⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠕⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠒⠀⠄⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
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⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠗⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠑⠁⠎⠽⠆⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠗⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠀⠕⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠕⠗⠗⠽⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠑⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠆⠀⠎⠕⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀
⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠗⠽⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠀⠙⠕⠂⠀⠀⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠋⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠂⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠺⠑⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠑⠇⠎⠑⠲⠄⠀
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