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The Angel ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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