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Chats on Household Curios ⠃⠗⠋ 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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