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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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