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Hokousa� ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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