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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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