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