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Sanders' Union Fourth Reader ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠽⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠑
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⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠞⠊⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠲⠀⠠⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠍⠑⠝
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⠼⠃⠲⠀⠠⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠇⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠏⠗⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠧⠊⠗⠞⠥⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠞⠁⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠲⠀⠠⠞⠗⠥⠞⠓⠀⠉⠗⠥⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓
⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠗⠊⠎⠑⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀
⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠎⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀
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⠠⠠⠃⠗⠽⠁⠝⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠋⠁⠇⠎⠑⠀⠃⠁⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠃⠕⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠠⠃⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀
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⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠽⠀⠇⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠠⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠋⠕⠗⠑⠧⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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