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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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