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The Unknown Guest ⠃⠗⠋ 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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