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Chats on English China ⠃⠗⠋ 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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