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Broken Homes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠝⠑⠊⠛⠓⠃⠕⠗⠓⠕⠕⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀
⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠏⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠥⠝⠎⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑
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⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠓⠁⠗⠍⠕⠝⠽⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠼⠊⠋⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠙⠀⠍⠁⠗⠗⠊⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠗⠊⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠅⠑⠗⠦⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠽⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠟⠥⠕⠞⠑⠙⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠃⠑⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠕⠝⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠀
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⠠⠚⠥⠧⠑⠝⠊⠇⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠠⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠃⠁⠎⠞⠁⠗⠙⠽⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠎⠲⠀
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