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The Masculine Cross ⠃⠗⠋ 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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