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Chats on Old Silver ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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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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⠉⠕⠝⠉⠻⠝⠎⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠿⠀⠙⠁⠊⠇⠽⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠍⠜⠅⠑⠞⠎⠲⠴⠀⠶⠠⠚⠥⠝⠑⠀⠼⠁⠁⠹⠂⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠇⠽⠝⠄⠎⠀⠠⠙⠊⠜⠽⠲⠶⠀
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