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Short Stories for English Courses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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