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In His Image ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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