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Seraphita ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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