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The Standard Operas (12th edition) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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