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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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