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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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