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The Angel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠁⠇⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠙⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠇⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠚⠕⠥⠗⠝⠑⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠚⠕⠎⠑⠏⠓
⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠺⠁⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠇⠇⠥⠑⠇⠇⠽⠝⠀⠠⠇⠽⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠃⠁⠙⠑⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠑⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠠⠚⠕⠎⠑⠏⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀
⠠⠚⠕⠎⠑⠏⠓⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠞⠊⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠕⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠽⠎⠞⠑⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠚⠕⠥⠗⠝⠑⠽⠲⠀⠠⠚⠕⠎⠑⠏⠓⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠽
⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠧⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠞⠁⠽⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠽⠄⠎⠀⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠛⠑⠞⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠲⠀
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⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠵⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠞⠓⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠽⠎⠞⠑⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠞⠗⠥⠞⠓⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠊⠧⠊⠝⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠎⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠊⠍⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠥⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠗⠊⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠝⠑⠁⠗⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠑⠁⠗⠑⠗⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠍⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠺⠁⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠃⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠗⠕⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠙⠑⠀⠎⠟⠥⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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