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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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