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The Cathedral ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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