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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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⠏⠑⠗⠊⠞⠕⠝⠊⠞⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠝⠙⠊⠉⠊⠞⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠁
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠃⠑⠞⠞⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠕⠁⠙⠚⠥⠞⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠥⠗⠎⠕⠗⠀
⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠓⠊⠃⠊⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠙⠍⠕⠝⠊⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠥⠧⠊⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠥⠃⠊⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠝⠊⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀
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