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The Alberta Public School Speller ⠃⠗⠋ 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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