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Short Stories for English Courses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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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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