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The Self-Plumed Bishop Unplumed ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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