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The Alhambra ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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