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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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