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Short Stories for English Courses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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