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The Ball and the Cross ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠤⠤⠤⠤⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠑⠭⠉⠥⠎⠑⠀⠍⠑⠂⠴⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠠⠞⠥⠗⠝⠃⠥⠇⠇⠂⠀⠎⠥⠙⠙⠑⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠊⠑⠗⠉⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠺⠝⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀
⠙⠕⠕⠗⠲⠀⠦⠠⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠏⠦⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠦⠠⠺⠓⠽⠤⠤⠑⠗⠤⠤⠽⠑⠎⠂⠴⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠠⠛⠕⠗⠙⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠏⠦⠴⠀⠗⠑⠏⠑⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠊⠎⠞⠂⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠗⠝⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠠⠊
⠀⠙⠕⠦⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠺⠓⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠴⠀⠉⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠠⠞⠥⠗⠝⠃⠥⠇⠇⠂⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠛⠗⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠲⠀⠦⠠⠊⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠎⠕⠗⠗⠽⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠗⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠙
⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠁⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠎⠀⠓⠕⠝⠕⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠇⠕⠕⠅
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⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠕⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠃⠑⠗⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀
⠋⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠙⠊⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠽⠑⠕⠍⠁⠝⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠊⠞⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠀⠃⠑⠂⠀⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞
⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠀⠍⠑⠀⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠋⠕⠥⠇
⠀⠋⠁⠞⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀
⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠙⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠛⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠅⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠉⠅⠗⠕⠁⠉⠓⠲⠀⠠⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠞⠗⠽⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠄⠎⠀⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠎⠕⠏⠓⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀

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