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Chosen Peoples ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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