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Short Stories for English Courses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠇⠁⠽⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠞⠑⠀⠋⠇⠑⠺⠀
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⠍⠁⠎⠞⠊⠋⠋⠀⠓⠑⠎⠊⠞⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
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