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English Prose ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠀⠝⠑⠊⠛⠓⠃⠕⠥⠗⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙
⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠏⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠎⠺⠑⠑⠞⠇⠽⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠊⠎⠓⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠉⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠊⠎⠓⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠍⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠺⠕⠆⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠠⠊⠀
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⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠁⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
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