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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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