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Sanders' Union Fourth Reader ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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