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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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