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The Alhambra ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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