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The Glaciers of the Alps ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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