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Bits about Home Matters ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠕⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠿⠀⠀⠃⠊⠞⠑⠎⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠡⠑⠑⠅⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠃⠁⠇⠙⠺⠔⠎⠆⠀⠯⠂⠀⠵⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠞⠡⠬⠀⠓⠻⠀⠊⠝⠞⠢⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠩⠑⠀⠎⠥⠙⠙⠢⠇⠽⠀⠋⠁⠝⠉⠊⠫⠀⠩⠑⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠬⠀⠔⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠏⠗⠁⠝⠛⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠂⠀⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠬⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀
⠟⠥⠜⠞⠻⠀⠷⠀⠓⠻⠀⠕⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠁⠽⠬⠂⠀⠠⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠽⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞
⠀⠁⠀⠞⠁⠌⠑⠂⠀⠀⠞⠕⠕⠦⠀⠠⠮⠀⠐⠍⠀⠎⠍⠊⠇⠫⠂⠀⠥⠝⠙⠻⠌⠯⠬⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠱⠢⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀⠠⠝⠕⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠹⠁⠝⠅⠀⠽⠂⠀⠀⠽⠀⠙⠑⠜⠂⠀
⠛⠢⠻⠳⠎⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠛⠊⠗⠇⠆⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠉⠜⠑⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀
⠕⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠝⠕⠕⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠀⠞⠫⠊⠳⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠻⠧⠁⠇⠀⠷⠀⠺⠁⠊⠞⠬⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠙⠗⠑⠜⠽⠀⠌⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀
⠎⠁⠞⠀⠀⠿⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠝⠜⠗⠪⠀⠏⠇⠁⠞⠿⠍⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠥⠝⠀⠸⠓⠀⠎⠉⠕⠗⠡⠫⠀⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠭⠀⠀⠎⠍⠑⠇⠞⠀⠷⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠕⠇⠙⠑⠌⠀⠃⠕⠽⠤⠤⠮⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠇⠕⠧⠻⠤⠤⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠮⠀⠽⠳⠝⠛⠑⠌⠀
⠡⠊⠇⠙⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠞⠁⠇⠅⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠻⠂⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠮⠀⠞⠊⠗⠫⠀⠐⠍⠀
⠉⠇⠕⠎⠫⠀⠓⠻⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠗⠑⠌⠫⠲⠀⠠⠝⠪⠀⠀⠯⠀⠮⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠫
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⠇⠁⠌⠀⠓⠑⠀⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠢⠞⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠀⠶⠿⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠸⠓⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠋⠁⠌⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠐⠞⠶⠂⠀⠀⠠⠊⠎⠝⠄⠞
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⠹⠊⠎⠀⠃⠁⠃⠽⠦⠀⠠⠯⠀⠏⠁⠏⠁⠀⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠀⠮⠝⠀⠍⠁⠍⠍⠁⠀⠴⠀
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⠗⠁⠊⠇⠗⠕⠁⠙⠤⠞⠗⠁⠉⠅⠂⠀⠏⠊⠉⠅⠬⠀⠕⠭⠤⠑⠽⠑⠀⠙⠁⠊⠎⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀
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