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There are two versions of braille – contracted and uncontracted.

braille, blind, shorthand, abbreviated, contracted version

In uncontracted braille, every word is spelled out. Contracted braille is a “shorthand” version where common words are abbreviated, much like “don’t” is a shorter version of “do” and “not.” Most children learn uncontracted braille before they learn the contracted version.

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