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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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