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Fraternal Charity ⠃⠗⠋ 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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