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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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⠼⠃⠤⠛⠲⠀⠀⠼⠉⠀⠠⠍⠕⠕⠝⠑⠽⠂⠀⠠⠚⠁⠍⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠉⠁⠇⠑⠝⠙⠁⠗⠀
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