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The Cathedral ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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