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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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