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The Alhambra ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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