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Education ⠃⠗⠋ 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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