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Host and Guest ⠃⠗⠋ 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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