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Seraphita ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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