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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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⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠼⠦⠋⠁⠗⠉⠑⠙⠄⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙
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