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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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