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A Letter to the Bishop of Exeter ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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