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Short Stories for English Courses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠊⠞⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠗⠑⠋⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠎⠞⠕⠕⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠑⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠗⠝⠀⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠏⠑⠝⠀
⠚⠁⠉⠅⠤⠅⠝⠊⠋⠑⠀⠏⠊⠉⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠉⠓⠊⠏⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠇⠁⠙⠑⠤⠤⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠊⠞⠤⠤⠽⠕⠥⠀
⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠊⠞⠤⠤⠃⠥⠞⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠞⠓⠽⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠄⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠙⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠑⠙⠤⠤⠠⠊⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠤⠤⠓⠑⠙⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠕⠄⠀
⠍⠁⠗⠗⠽⠊⠝⠄⠤⠤⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠊⠞⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠚⠑⠎⠞⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠄⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠎⠓⠑⠄⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠄⠁⠞⠀⠙⠊⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀
⠍⠁⠗⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠤⠤⠠⠍⠁⠗⠞⠓⠽⠀
⠙⠊⠙⠲⠀⠠⠺⠄⠽⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠙⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠤⠤⠓⠑⠗
⠀⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠤⠇⠊⠧⠊⠝⠄⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠤⠤⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠋⠊⠭⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠋⠋⠕⠗⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠝⠄⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠇⠇⠥⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠤⠤⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠤⠤⠃⠑⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠠⠍⠁⠗⠞⠓⠽⠄⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠞⠕⠕⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀
⠺⠕⠍⠑⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠛⠊⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠎⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠺⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠞⠓⠽⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠁⠝⠕⠏⠄⠇⠥⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠏⠥⠞⠞⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠁⠊⠙⠀⠋⠑⠗⠀
⠓⠑⠗⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠊⠝⠄⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠄⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀
⠚⠑⠎⠞⠤⠤⠺⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠂⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠞⠊⠙⠙⠽⠀⠋⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠄⠝⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠲⠀⠼⠚⠄⠀
⠉⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠀⠎⠓⠑⠄⠙⠀⠛⠊⠞⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠄⠀

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