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A Dominie's Log ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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