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Isis: Roman ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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