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The Cathedral ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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