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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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