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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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