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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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