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Chats on Old Silver ⠃⠗⠋ 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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