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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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