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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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