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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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⠇⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠇⠕⠥⠙⠀⠞⠽⠏⠊⠋⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠚⠕⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞
⠀⠎⠓⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠁⠙⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠞⠽⠲⠴⠀⠠⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠓⠕⠎⠑⠝⠀⠀⠁⠗⠃⠊⠞⠗⠁⠗⠊⠇⠽⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠙⠑⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠽⠍⠃⠕⠇⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠁⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀

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