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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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