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Host and Guest ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠓⠁⠥⠝⠡⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠧⠢⠊⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠐⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠎⠀⠋⠀⠠⠚⠥⠝⠑⠀
⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠠⠎⠑⠏⠞⠑⠍⠃⠻⠂⠀⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠑⠌⠁⠃⠇⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠍⠑⠎⠎⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠛⠗⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠡⠜⠬⠀⠠⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠯⠀⠠⠃⠕⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠌⠗⠑⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠉⠥⠞⠇⠑⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠅⠔⠙⠎⠂⠀⠔⠀
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⠟⠥⠢⠑⠇⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠏⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠋⠊⠇⠑⠞⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠍⠀⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀
⠔⠀⠮⠀⠀⠙⠗⠑⠎⠎⠬⠀⠷⠀⠧⠑⠛⠑⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠝⠑⠊⠛⠓⠃⠳⠗⠎⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠏⠁⠎⠎⠀⠥⠆⠀⠃⠀⠺⠑⠀⠗⠕⠁⠌⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠛⠁⠍⠑⠀⠍⠀
⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠉⠀⠓⠁⠩⠀⠍⠥⠞⠞⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠧⠢⠊⠎⠕⠝⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀
⠹⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠀⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠍⠽⠗⠊⠁⠙⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠋⠗⠢⠡⠀⠉⠕⠕⠅⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠔⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠙⠂⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠍⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠞⠻⠂⠀⠑⠛⠛⠎⠂⠀⠀⠱⠑⠮⠗⠀⠾⠀
⠗⠑⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠗⠑⠩⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠜⠑⠀⠀⠾⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠠⠋⠗⠢⠡⠀⠏⠳⠇⠜⠙⠑⠀
⠷⠀⠠⠇⠁⠀⠠⠃⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠙⠥⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠹⠀⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮
⠀⠠⠙⠕⠗⠅⠬⠀⠋⠪⠇⠀⠓⠁⠞⠡⠫⠀⠎⠔⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠐⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠇⠥⠛⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠹⠳⠛⠓⠂⠀⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠋⠗⠢⠡⠀⠉⠥⠊⠎⠔⠑⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠀
⠇⠥⠭⠥⠗⠊⠳⠎⠂⠀⠍⠀⠧⠜⠊⠫⠂⠀⠍⠀⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠍⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠀⠯
⠀⠙⠁⠔⠞⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠀⠕⠝⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠗⠥⠙⠻⠂⠀⠍⠀
⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠀⠍⠀⠋⠗⠥⠛⠁⠇⠂⠀⠯⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠇⠥⠭⠥⠗⠊⠳⠎⠀
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⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠧⠑⠛⠑⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠶⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠔⠊⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀⠍⠀⠝⠥⠞⠗⠊⠞⠊⠳⠎⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠩⠀
⠌⠕⠍⠁⠡⠎⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠁⠌⠂⠀⠚⠀⠵⠀⠑⠁⠎⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠙⠊⠛⠑⠌⠊⠕⠝⠤⠤⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎⠂⠀⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠫⠂⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠻⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀
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