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The Book of Gud ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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