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The Alhambra ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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