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Thinking and learning to think ⠃⠗⠋ 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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