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Motherly talks with young housekeepers ⠃⠗⠋ 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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