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A Dominie's Log ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠂⠀⠠⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠥⠏⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠠⠊⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠖⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
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⠠⠉⠁⠏⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠠⠙⠕⠙⠙⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠊⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠶⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
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