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The photodrama ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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