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The Child in the Midst ⠃⠗⠋ 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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