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The Alhambra ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠋⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠑⠭⠏⠥⠇⠎⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠙⠕⠝⠀⠠⠏⠁⠎⠉⠥⠁⠇⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠑⠝⠗⠊⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠄⠎⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠎⠎⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅
⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠎⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠂⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠠⠙⠕⠵⠽⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠇⠑⠽⠙⠑⠝⠂⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠊⠗⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠀
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⠎⠉⠕⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠇⠤⠍⠁⠅⠅⠁⠗⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑
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