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The Philistine ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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