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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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⠠⠠⠃⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠲⠀⠀⠶⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠧⠊⠉⠞⠕⠗⠊⠁⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠁⠇⠃⠑⠗⠞⠀⠠⠍⠥⠎⠑⠥⠍⠲⠶⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠛⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠙⠑⠉⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠁⠗⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠟⠥⠁⠊⠝⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠂⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠑⠑⠝⠞⠓⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠑⠝⠞⠓⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠓⠕⠇⠇⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠥⠞⠉⠓⠀
⠃⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠇⠁⠊⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠤⠕⠄⠤⠏⠑⠁⠗⠇⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀⠉⠁⠗⠧⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠞⠽⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠗⠝⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠕⠋
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⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠕⠍⠑⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠑⠑⠝⠞⠓⠤⠉⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠽⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠍⠁⠝⠎⠓⠊⠏⠲
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⠠⠅⠑⠝⠎⠊⠝⠛⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠊⠀⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠊
⠀⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠗⠥⠎⠓⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠑⠗⠎⠤⠤⠠⠉⠁⠝⠙⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀

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