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Canterbury Pieces ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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