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History of the Fan ⠃⠗⠋ 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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