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Usually, when we talk about reading, we think of using our eyes 1 (see) letters written in ink on paper. 2 , this is not always true. For example, blind people cannot see, but they can still read books.
The man 3 (introduce) blind people to reading was Louis Braille. Braille lost his eyesight at the age of three as a result of 4 injury. When he was ten, he went to a school for the blind in Paris.
In 1821, a soldier visited the school and showed the students a system for passing 5 (message) at night during times of battle. His system used paper with small, raised dots 6 could be felt with the fingers. Each letter of the alphabet was represented by a different pattern which 7 (make) up of twelve dots. While the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be 8 practical use. But young Louis Braille took the idea and worked on it. At the age of fifteen, he created a system --“Braille.”
The blind can 9 (easy) recognize Braille with the fingers. Today, 10 is the most common system for them to read and write.