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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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