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The Andes and the Amazon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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