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Homes and How to Make Them ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠝⠕⠀⠀⠎⠺⠊⠋⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠉⠗⠑⠁⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠕⠉⠕⠍⠕⠞⠊⠧⠑⠎⠂⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠉⠕⠎⠑⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠋⠕⠗⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠓⠕⠗⠎⠑⠤⠉⠁⠗⠎⠂⠀⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀⠕⠍⠝⠊⠃⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎
⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠽⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠑⠛⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠃⠕⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠁⠊⠗⠆⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠛⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠍⠑⠇⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠛⠗⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠎⠀⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝
⠀⠝⠕⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠁⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠉⠞
⠀⠁⠎⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠙⠺⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠎⠂⠀
⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠍⠋⠕⠗⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠙⠑⠍⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠁⠝⠞⠎
⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠀⠍⠊⠛⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽
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⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀⠎⠁⠋⠑⠞⠽⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠗⠕⠺⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠊⠝⠀⠍⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀
⠺⠁⠇⠇⠎⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠧⠑⠗⠎⠑⠙⠲⠀
⠠⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠝⠎⠑⠎⠞⠂⠀
⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠎⠀⠙⠕⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠝⠙⠲
⠀⠠⠺⠑⠄⠧⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠛⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠇⠇⠎⠂⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠥⠎⠀
⠕⠧⠑⠗⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠃⠗⠑⠙⠀

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