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The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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