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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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