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The Angel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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