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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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