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Canterbury Pieces ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠥⠝⠙⠁⠝⠑⠀
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⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠊⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠋⠥⠝⠙⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠗⠑⠍⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀
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⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠥⠎⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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