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