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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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