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Special Days and Their Observance ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠓⠕⠺⠀⠺⠁⠗⠍⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠕⠕⠇⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠠⠛⠊⠗⠇⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠛⠥⠑⠎⠎⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀
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