The four
letters, "be", "pe", "te" and "se" all have the same basic shape - like a
staple, fallen out of the stapler. [Note: Pronounce the "e"
as a crisp, short letter, the e sound in "bed", "pet", "tell", "sell". It's not a long "ee" as in "bee".
For more notes on sounds, see transliteration.]
 In Persian cursive,
this shape has four forms when written. Here are the forms as demonstrated by the letter "be" (the other
letters use the same form, just the dots are different):
Here we see the four forms of "be" in some words. "be" is highlighted in red:
And here are those same words in magnetic word tile form:
The only way you can
tell they are different
letters is by the placement of the dots below or above
the letter. Here is a
mystical line that suddenly turns into cursive with be-pe-te-se
written on it (read right to left):
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Don't you feel like a doctor now, looking at an e.k.g.?
Here is a handy sentence which may help you
remember
the letters in order. Write it out a few dozen times. Or, just
say the sentence while looking at the letters in order: 
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