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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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