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Notes on the Kiowa Sun Dance ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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