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Chats on Household Curios ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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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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