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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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