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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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