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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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