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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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