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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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