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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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