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Short Stories for English Courses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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