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Isis: Roman ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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