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Eikon Basilike ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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