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The Cathedral ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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