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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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