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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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