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Obed Hussey ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠠⠛⠕⠇⠙⠎⠃⠕⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠂⠀⠠⠠⠎⠁⠍⠥⠑⠇⠀⠠⠠⠎⠞⠑⠧⠑⠝⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠠⠎⠁⠍⠥⠑⠇⠀⠠⠞⠲⠀⠠⠠⠅⠑⠝⠝⠁⠗⠙⠂⠀⠠⠠⠗⠕⠃⠑⠗⠞⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠁⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠠⠠⠎⠁⠍⠥⠑⠇⠀⠠⠠⠓⠁⠍⠃⠇⠑⠞⠕⠝⠂⠀⠠⠎⠑⠝⠗⠲⠂
⠀⠠⠠⠝⠊⠉⠓⠕⠇⠁⠎⠀⠠⠠⠛⠕⠇⠙⠎⠃⠕⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠂⠀⠠⠠⠑⠙⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠠⠝⠲

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