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From Ritual to Romance ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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