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Byways of Ghost-Land ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠗⠑⠁⠍⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠙⠀⠋⠁⠝⠞⠁⠎⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠀
⠕⠋⠞⠤⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠍⠽⠀⠏⠊⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀⠁⠞⠀⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠤⠤⠊⠝
⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠗⠊⠥⠍⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠦⠀⠀⠠⠍⠕⠝⠀
⠠⠙⠊⠑⠥⠖⠀⠠⠠⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠝⠉⠁⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠊⠝⠥⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠊⠝⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠂⠀⠁⠀⠉⠓⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠏⠥⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠀⠋⠑⠍⠊⠝⠊⠝⠑⠂⠀⠏⠥⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀
⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠏⠏⠑⠗⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠙⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠊⠗⠀⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅⠂⠀
⠇⠥⠭⠥⠗⠊⠁⠝⠞⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠑⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠇⠕⠺⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠕⠺⠎⠀⠃⠇⠁⠉⠅⠂⠀⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠇⠽⠀
⠏⠑⠝⠉⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠽⠑⠎⠖⠤⠤⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠍⠽⠀⠀⠋⠗⠑⠝⠵⠊⠑⠙⠀⠛⠁⠵⠑
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠍⠊⠇⠑⠙⠂⠀⠎⠍⠊⠇⠑⠙⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠞⠓⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠽⠀⠇⠊⠧⠊⠙⠀⠀⠎⠕⠥⠇⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠍⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠽⠀⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀
⠍⠽⠀⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠙⠊⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠽⠀⠃⠕⠽⠓⠕⠕⠙⠖⠀
⠠⠎⠑⠊⠵⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠅⠝⠑⠺⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠃⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠀⠎⠏⠗⠁⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠽⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠀⠗⠕⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠋⠇⠥⠝⠛⠀
⠕⠏⠑⠝⠀⠍⠽⠀⠀⠁⠗⠍⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠍⠃⠗⠁⠉⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠕⠍⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠙⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠂
⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠙⠲⠀
⠠⠎⠓⠗⠊⠝⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠍⠽⠀⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓⠂⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠺⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠍⠽⠀⠅⠝⠑⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠅⠊⠎⠎⠑⠙⠤⠤⠺⠓⠁⠞⠦

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