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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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