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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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