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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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⠉⠇⠁⠊⠗⠧⠕⠽⠁⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠑
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⠠⠍⠲⠀⠠⠙⠥⠉⠓⠁⠞⠑⠇⠄⠎⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠠⠕⠎⠞⠽⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠉⠇⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠀⠏⠎⠽⠉⠓⠕⠍⠑⠞⠗⠊⠉⠀⠏⠓⠑⠝⠕⠍⠑⠝⠁⠂⠀

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