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A Tangled Tale ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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