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Burke ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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