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The Bible Period by Period ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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