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The Cross and the Shamrock ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀⠏⠗⠊⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠎
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⠉⠇⠑⠗⠛⠽⠲⠀⠠⠙⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠕⠗⠗⠕⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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