HELEN KELLER. 



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pic combinations of which form the letters — is adopted; such 'Braille' 

 writing is done on a simple machine operated by a key-board. It is 

 in this form that Miss Keller read and revised the chapters of her 

 autobiography. When a stranger meets Miss Keller and wishes to 

 communicate directly with her, she places her fingers against his lips 



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Miss Helen Keller and Miss Sullivan (1898). 



and throat, and thus reads the sounds as they emerge. This requires 

 slow and distinct articulation on the part of the speaker, and consider- 

 able filling in by guess-work on Miss Keller 's part. The letters formed 

 in her hand is distinctly the superior method; yet pronunciation can 

 be taught by the lip-reading method only. In this way she has learned 



