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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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