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Elementary Composition ⠃⠗⠋ 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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