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Inventing for Boys ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠙⠗⠁⠺⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠑⠎⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠥⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥
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⠙⠗⠁⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠕⠇⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠕⠗
⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠀⠁⠝⠽⠺⠁⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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