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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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