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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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