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The Dance ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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