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 soundLouis Braille 
 soundLouis Braille was born in 1809. 
 soundHe was born in a small town near Paris. 
 soundWhen he was 3 years old, an accident made him blind. 
 soundHis parents wanted Louis to live a normal life. 
 soundThey taught him to walk with a cane. 
 soundUsing the cane he was able to walk around by himself. 
 soundAlthough he was blind, he was a very good student. 
 soundWhen he was 10, he went to a school for the blind in Paris. 
 soundAt his school there were books with raised letters. 
 soundThe raised letters made the books very big and heavy. 
 soundReading these books was very slow and difficult. 
 soundLouis wanted to find a better way to print books for the blind. 
 soundIn 1821, he learned that soldiers wrote messages with raised dots. 
 soundThe raised dots made it possible to read the messages in the dark. 
 soundHe modified this writing to create the Braille system. 
 soundThe Braille system is used to print books for the blind. 
 soundThe Braille system has been used for over 200 years. 
 soundIn 1833 Louis became a professor at his school in Paris. 
 soundLouis also studied music. 
 soundHe played the organ in churches all over Paris. 
 soundLouis Braille had many health problems. 
 soundHe died in 1852 at the age of 40.