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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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