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The sacred dance ⠃⠗⠋ 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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